As a tenuous peace returns to the Thai capital Bangkok after violent clashes between ‘Red Shirt’ protestors and the army last week, the International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the government to launch as a matter of urgency a full and transparent investigation into the killing and wounding of journalists during the violence. On […]

Eighteen foreign correspondents with long experience of covering Iraqi Kurdistan have called, in an open letter to the president of the autonomous region, Massoud Barzani, and to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, to launch an independent investigation into the murder of a young journalist who had criticised the authorities. Noting that they had each covered Kurdish […]

An Italian photojournalist is reportedly among at least five people killed on Wednesday in Bangkok. The Thai capital has seen widespread rioting in the aftermath of a crackdown by government security forces which led to the surrender of at least four rebel commanders earlier today. “We do not know who killed him”, said Tulsathit Taptim, […]

Three journalists have been injured in clashes between government forces and protesters in Bangkok, Thailand. The injured journalists — Nelson Rand, a Canadian working for broadcaster France 24; a local journalist working for Thai newspaper Matichon and a cameraman working for Thai broadcaster Voice TV — were injured in separate outbreaks of violence in the […]