A disturbing article in the New York Times today chronicles the Syrian government’s crackdown on social media to stifle protest and destabilize the revolutionaries. As the article points out, since journalists are prohibited from entering the country, social media channels like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have become essential, not only to spread information outside the country, but […]

Following high-level meetings with key media stakeholders this week, the International Press Institute (IPI) is encouraged by recent steps Azerbaijan’s government and the country’s Press Council have taken to improve the condition of journalists in that country. IPI Director Alison Bethel McKenzie and IPI Press Freedom Manager Anthony Mills are currently in Azerbaijan to hold […]

The Global Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations, of which the International Press Institute is a member, has endorsed a resolution by the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), another member, naming 2011 “The Year of Freedom of Expression in the Western Hemisphere”. IPI and other committee members agreed in a meeting on 10 December in New […]

One of Tunisia’s best-known bloggers and anti-censorship activists was arrested on Thursday, according to Global Voices Advocacy. Slim Amamou, who contributes to the Global Voices website, was going to work around 1pm when his friends and colleagues lost trace of him. He revealed his position, at the Ministry of Interior, around 6pm, through a geolocation […]