The California Legislature yesterday passed a resolution recognising May 3 as World Press Freedom Day 2012 and encouraging state legislatures throughout the United States to take similar action. California State Senator Joe Simitian, who introduced Senate Joint Resolution 22, presented a copy to members of the Sacramento Press Club on the floor of the California […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), on Wednesday released its report on the media situation in Kosovo. A SEEMO-led press freedom mission delegation visited Pristina, Kosovo’s capital, from Nov. 23 to 25, 2011. The delegation met: President Atifete Jahjaga; Prime Minister Hashim Thaci; International Civilian […]

Lea en español One month after the Salvadoran online news site El Faro published a report that unleashed a storm of controversy in the country and prompted threats against its journalists, the International Press Institute (IPI) called today upon the government of El Salvador to take effective measures to protect press freedom in the country. […]

At a meeting on Feb. 27 with International Press Institute members in Nepal, IPI Senior Press Freedom Adviser Barbara Trionfi said that Nepal must ensure strong constitutional guarantees for freedom of expression. The meeting was held following an International Media Mission visit to Nepal where international media and press freedom groups, including IPI, met with […]