IPI kicks off high-level mission to Turkey December 5, 2018 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today announced the start of a high-level press freedom mission to Turkey December 5 to 7, 2018. Led by IPI Executive Board Chair Markus Spillmann, the mission will meet with representatives of the Turkish government, foreign diplomats, […] Read more »
Groups demand end to impunity in Malta journalist killing December 4, 2018 | Leave a Comment A coalition of international press freedom and free expression groups, including the International Press Institute (IPI), today released a joint letter calling for greater progress in the investigation into the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The letter comes one year after the arrest of 10 individuals in connection with the crime, three of […] Read more »
Turkey’s Media Under Siege (Berlin, November 28) The International Press Institute (IPI), in partnership with WELT, invites interested members of the public to a networking event and series of panel discussions on November 28, 2018 in Berlin with leading lawyers, journalists and human rights activists from Turkey and Europe. Panellists will examine the media crackdown and the breakdown of the rule of law in […] Read more »
UN report indicates Saudi officials liable in Khashoggi killing October 18, 2018 IPI Contributor Ann Lewandowski | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, today urged the international community to demand that Saudi Arabia ensure justice for Jamal Khashoggi following a report released today by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial […] Read more »
Malta PM urged to open public enquiry into Caruana Galizia murder October 15, 2018 | Leave a Comment 15 October 2018, Valletta – We are in Malta as representatives of an international freedom of expression mission, comprised of the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, the International Press Institute, PEN International, and Reporters Without Borders, to raise our concerns about a lack of justice for the murder of […] Read more » TaggedDaphne Caruana Galizia impunity Malta safety
Bulgaria urged to protect journalist safety September 26, 2018 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined five other international press freedom organizations in urging Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to ensure the physical safety of investigative journalists working in their country. The letter follows the arrest of journalists working for the Bulgarian investigative journalism website Bivol and the Romanian RISE Project earlier this month, […] Read more »
Austria interior ministry aims to restrict access for ‘critical media’ September 25, 2018 | Leave a Comment Zur deutschen Version The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, publishers and leading journalists dedicated to defending media freedom, today sharply criticized a proposal by the Austrian Interior Ministry to restrict information for “critical media”. In an email leaked to the press yesterday, a top ministry spokesman urged regional police spokespersons […] Read more »
Mozambique’s brutal war on free speech September 19, 2018 Ivan Mateus Langa | Leave a Comment This article was originally published on September 14, 2018 in South Africa’s Mail&Guardian newspaper. It has been republished here with permission and in its original form. Last month, the Mozambican government announced plans to impose hefty new fees on foreign correspondents working in the country, including a staggering $2500 (€2,149) for single trip accreditation. These prohibitively expensive […] Read more »
Uganda journalists in firing line amid political unrest September 10, 2018 Sanna Pekkonen, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI | Leave a Comment Read this article in full-page format Last month, Uganda found itself thrust into the international spotlight, first by the arrest of prominent opposition figure and musician Bobi Wine – and then by multiple, shocking attacks on journalists covering the resulting political turmoil. Those attacks were widely condemned internationally, but in interviews with the International Press Institute (IPI), Ugandan journalists […] Read more »
HDIM Panel: Safety of Female Journalists Online (Warsaw, Sept 12, 2018) International Press Institute (IPI) Executive Director Barbara Trionfi joined a panel on the safety of female journalists online (#SOFJO) as part of the 2018 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw, Poland. The HDIM, organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is Europe’s largest annual human rights and democracy conference. It […] Read more »
Expectations of press freedom rise in Malaysia September 5, 2018 IPI Contributor Alexander White and IPI staff | Leave a Comment In August, three months after coming to power, the new Pakatan Harapan government in Malaysia repealed the controversial Anti-Fake News Act 2018. This was the first significant step by the ruling party in fulfilling its campaign promise to improve press freedom. A few days earlier, the prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, appointed the former group editor-in-chief […] Read more »
#HeroInterview: Mashallah Shamsolvaezin on systemic hurdles to press freedom in Iran Mashallah Shamsolvaezin is an award-winning Iranian journalist and one of the International Press Institute (IPI)’s four World Press Freedom Heroes from Iran. But after being convicted of “propaganda against the state” – charges that were filed shortly after he spoke out against the jailing of Iranian journalists at IPI’s 2014 World Congress in South Africa […] Read more »
IPI condemns sentencing of Reuters journalists in Myanmar September 3, 2018 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today condemned a jail sentence given to two Reuters journalists in Myanmar and demanded their immediate release. A Yangon North district court judge today sentenced the two journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, to seven years in prison for […] Read more »
#IPIWoCo: Egypt urged to free jailed journalists August 20, 2018 | Leave a Comment The General Assembly of the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, yesterday unanimously approved a resolution calling on Egypt to release all jailed journalists and to end harassment of independent news sites. The resolution comes shortly after the Egyptian authorities refused to honour a court order to […] Read more » TaggedEgypt jail journalist press freedom
Analysis: Use of courtroom video link violates Turkey journalists’ rights August 3, 2018 Veysel Ok | Leave a Comment Journalists across Turkey currently face significant restrictions on their right to a fair trial as guaranteed by Turkish and international human rights law. Among the restrictions are new regulations preventing journalists from attending their trials in person and forcing them instead to give evidence via a video-conference system known by the acronym SEGBİS. The IPI Weekly Digest […] Read more »
IPI condemns arrest of Norwegian journalist in Pakistan July 16, 2018 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today condemned the arrest of Norwegian journalist Kadafi Zaman by the Pakistan police in Gujrat city on July 13. Kadafi Zaman, who reports for the Norwegian national public broadcasting company TV 2, was arrested while covering a demonstration in the […] Read more »
Switzerland’s Markus Spillmann elected new IPI Executive Board chair June 24, 2018 | Leave a Comment Zur deutschen Version Markus Spillmann, former editor-in-chief of Switzerland’s Neue Zürcher Zeitung, was elected yesterday as the 34th chair of the International Press Institute (IPI)’s global Executive Board. “We live in difficult times”, Spillmann said in his acceptance speech. “Press freedom is under pressure, and no longer just in those many places where we always […] Read more »
Amid new evidence, IPI and ACM push for justice for murdered Haiti journalist June 24, 2018 Scott Griffen | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) today called on the Haitian justice system to take seriously the findings of an official investigation into the 2000 murder of journalist Jean Léopold Dominique. The judge leading the investigation, Yvickel Dabrésil, presented a report to a Haitian appeals court on Friday recommending […] Read more »
IPI General Assembly passes four press freedom resolutions Members of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting at their 67th General Assembly during the 2018 IPI World Congress in Abuja, Nigeria, unanimously passed four resolutions urging action on press freedom issues in Africa, Egypt, Turkey and in relation to the online harassment of journalists. IPI members: – called on African governments to protect the […] Read more »
Rafael Marques: Hero award ‘mirrors hope of Angolans for change’ Angolan anti-corruption journalist Rafael Marques was presented with the 2018 IPI World Press Freedom Hero award at a special ceremony at the 2018 IPI World Congress in Abuja, Nigeria. Unable to travel to Nigeria due to pending court proceedings against him, Marques addressed the gathering via video recording. His full acceptance speech is reprinted here. […] Read more »
IPI welcomes acquittal of Angolan journalists June 22, 2018 | Leave a Comment The International Press Institute (IPI) today a welcomed a court decision in Angola acquitting journalists Rafael Marques de Morais and Mariano Brás Lourenço on charges of insulting the country’s former attorney general. The ruling came just weeks after Marques was officially recognized as IPI’s 2018 World Press Freedom Hero during a ceremony at the 2018 IPI […] Read more »
At #IPIWoCo, Wole Soyinka offers hope for greater press freedom in Nigeria Nigerian Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka expressed optimism about the future of press freedom in Nigeria during a special interview at the International Press Institute (IPI)’s 2018 World Congress in Abuja even as he warned against the danger of self-censorship. Pinning Nigeria’s current press freedom level as “55 percent positive”, Soyinka said his country could […] Read more »
Turkey: Zaman columnists and journalists must be acquitted June 12, 2018 | Leave a Comment On June 7 to 8, 2018, ARTICLE 19, the International Press Institute (IPI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) observed the fifth hearing in the case against 11 journalists and columnists writing for Zaman newspaper at the Serious Crimes Court in Istanbul. The journalists face various coup or terror-related charges, with five facing aggravated life sentences. […] Read more »
I Subscribe – to support independent journalism in Turkey June 5, 2018 | Leave a Comment Zur deutschen Version A coalition of freedom of expression organizations led by the International Press Institute (IPI) launched today the “I Subscribe” campaign for independent journalism in Turkey. The campaign encourages readers from around the world to subscribe to Turkey’s few remaining independent newspapers as a gesture of support. The campaign initially features the secular […] Read more »
Satire journalist faces jail for ‘insulting Polish nation’ May 23, 2018 IPI Correspondent Annabelle Chapman | Leave a Comment A Polish satire journalist has been indicted on a charge of “insulting the Polish nation” in a column. The column, published in weekly magazine Angora on December 17, 2017, satirized links between the Polish authorities and the Catholic Church. If he is deemed guilty, the columnist, Antoni Szpak, could face up to three years in […] Read more »
“We Hold the Line”: Documentary screening & briefing with IPI (Dec. 13, 2020) Synopsys ‘It’s going to be bloody’, Rodrigo Duterte assured journalist Maria Ressa in an interview in 2015. A few years later, the Philippine President had tens of thousands executed and turned the country into a dictatorship. Together with journalists from the independent news platform Rappler, Maria Ressa continues to stand up against the regime in […] Read more »
Rafael Marques, Rappler honoured at IPI World Congress Zur deutschen Version The International Press Institute (IPI) today honoured Angolan anti-corruption journalist Rafael Marques and trailblazing Philippine news website Rappler at a special ceremony at the 2018 IPI World Congress in Abuja, Nigeria. Marques, who has braved decades of harassment and prosecution to expose corruption and human rights abuses in Angola, was named last […] Read more »
Philippine news site Rappler recognized as 2018 Free Media Pioneer Zur deutschen Version The Philippines-based news website Rappler is the recipient of the 2018 Free Media Pioneer award in recognition of the site’s innovative approach to journalism and audience engagement as well as its determination to hold authorities accountable despite aggressive attacks on its operations. The annual Free Media Pioneer award was established by IPI […] Read more »
Angola’s Rafael Marques named 70th IPI Press Freedom Hero May 22, 2018 | Leave a Comment Português Zur deutschen Version Journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, who has braved decades of harassment and prosecution to expose corruption and human rights abuses in his native Angola, has been named the International Press Institute (IPI)’s 70th World Press Freedom Hero. IPI also announced the Philippine news website Rappler as the recipient of the 2018 […] Read more »
Cumhuriyet trial report: No crime, no evidence, no justice May 11, 2018 IPI Turkey Advocacy Coordinator Caroline Stockford | Leave a Comment After 17 months of judicial proceedings and a collective total of almost ten years of pretrial detention, the trial of journalists and staff with Turkey’s secular daily Cumhuriyet newspaper ended on April 25, 2018, with three acquittals, the separation of two cases, and 14 inordinately harsh custodial sentences ranging from two-and-a-half to 10 years. The […] Read more »
Difference Day (May 3, Brussels) The International Press Institute (IPI) will participate in this year’s “Difference Day“, an annual event in Brussels to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The event, organized by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Erasmushogeschool Brussel, BOZAR, & Evens Foundation, along with other partners, aims to celebrate freedom of the […] Read more »
IPI Executive Board declares solidarity with Gürsel, Cumhuriyet journalists May 1, 2018 | Leave a Comment Türkçesi için tıklayınız Members of the International Press Institute (IPI) global Executive Board today released a statement condemning last week’s sentencing of Executive Board member Kadri Gürsel, along with more than a dozen of Gürsel’s colleages at Turkey’s secular Cumhuriyet newspaper, including several IPI members, to prison. The full statement can be found below. As […] Read more »
IPI Yönetim Kurulu, Kurul üyesi Kadri Gürsel ve IPI üyeleri Murat Sabuncu ve Ahmet Şık ile dayanışma içinde May 1, 2018 | Leave a Comment Read in English IPI Yönetim Kurulu üyeleri olarak, büyük bir endişe ve üzüntüyle gözlemlediğimiz Cumhuriyet davasının, uzun süren adli sürecin ardından geçtiğimiz Çarşamba günü IPI Yönetim Kurul üyemiz Kadri Gürsel, saygın üyelerimiz Murat Sabuncu ve Ahmet Şık, ve Cumhuriyet gazetesindeki diğer meslektaşlarımıza mahkumiyetle sonuçlanmasına şahit olduk. Geçtiğimiz 18 ayda, meslektaşlarımızın tutuklanmalarından bu yana, Cumhuriyet’in temsilcilerine […] Read more »
