A radio reporter has been killed in Honduras, less than two weeks since an attack on two other journalists, which left one dead and another injured. David Meza Montesinos, a reporter at radio station El Patio for more than 30 years, was killed on 11 March while driving home in the Honduran coastal city of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today wrote an open letter to Ghanaian President Atta Mills, calling on him to ensure that attacks on journalists in the West African country are promptly investigated, and that the perpetrators are brought to justice. In recent weeks, a number of incidents of violence against journalists – often allegedly at […]

Kidnappers have freed two sports journalist who were being held for ransom in Nigeria, according to news reports. Nick Greyling, a South African sound engineer, and Nigerian sports commentator Bowie Attamah, were abducted along with cameraman Alexander Effiong on 1 March while travelling to an airport in Owerri city near the Niger Delta region, an […]

Two days after parliamentary elections in Iraq marked by a voter turnout of over 60% despite attacks that killed 38 people, IPI calls on any new Iraqi government to respect media freedom In the run-up to the 7 March polling, the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) attempted to impose new restrictions on media outlets […]