In a March 2 interview with the International Press Institute (IPI), Nadia al-Saqqaf, editor-in-chief of the Yemen Times spoke of the challenges of practicing journalism in Yemen, and about the resilience of the Yemeni media. “The situation for newspapers and the media generally is very uncertain; it’s very volatile,” al-Saqqaf said of the current working conditions. […]

International Press Institute (IPI) Director David Dadge on Friday addressed the Pan Africa Media Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of a panel entitled “Media Freedom: A Balance Sheet.” In his speech – “Learning to Let Go: How the Refusal of African Presidents and Political Parties to Relinquish Power Harms Media Freedom” – Dadge told […]

Al Shabab militants in the southern regions of Somalia arrested three journalists from Markabley Radio this week, according to the National Union of Somali Journalists. Two of the three remain in custody, and the station has been taken off the air in response to the detentions. Mohamed Abdikarim and Mohamed Salad Abdulle, both reporters for […]

During regional elections in Russia on Sunday, independent observers reported allegations of voter fraud and attacks on the press, according to independent Russian election watchdog Golos. Journalist Olga Demidova, who writes for the newspaper Grazhdanksy Golos – affiliated with the Golos election watchdog – was assaulted by three unknown people and had her camera broken, […]