Social media has proved to be an inestimably valuable tool for freedom of expression around the world, and more specifically in repressive countries, where it has become the only sphere where critics can raise their voice. As Bahrain human right activist Nabeel Rajab recently told IPI, speaking on the press freedom situation in his country: […]

Press freedom advocates this week cautiously greeted promises that press freedom in Sri Lanka will improve after former health minister and opposition coalition candidate Maithripala Sirisena unexpectedly unseated President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an election last Thursday, but some observers remained wary. Sirisena’s victory marks the first time an incumbent has been beaten out by an […]

Reflective of a lack of global legal consensus, media policies toward anonymous online reader comments remain in an “experimental” stage, a new report commissioned by the International Press Institute (IPI) has concluded. The report, released today, examines law and media best practices from around the world on the question of anonymous speech online, an issue […]

The South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), the Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the Central European Initiative (CEI) announce the VIII South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF), to be held Oct. 16-18, 2014 in Skopje. The event will bring together media CEOs, […]