Angola’s Rafael Marques named 70th IPI Press Freedom Hero May 22, 2018 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 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 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 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 »
International groups condemn Cumhuriyet verdict April 26, 2018 The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, today joined a coalition of international press freedom organizations in condemning the prison sentences given to 14 journalists and staff members of Turkey’s secular Cumhuriyet newspaper. Those sentenced in the case include IPI Executive Board Member Kadri Gürsel as well […] Read more »
Cumhuriyet journalists sentenced to prison April 25, 2018 The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned a court decision sentencing 14 journalists and staff members with Turkey’s secular daily Cumhuriyet newspaper to prison on charges of providing support to terrorist groups. Defendants received prison terms ranging from two to eight years, expected to be shortened due to time served. The journalists sentenced are also […] Read more »
Cumhuriyet Trial: Day One Update April 23, 2018 A delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI), led by IPI Turkey Advocacy Coordinator Caroline Stockford, is in Turkey this week, April 24 to 27, to monitor the final hearing in the criminal trial of journalists and staff with Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper. We’ll be updating this page daily with key points from the proceedings. See additional background and […] Read more »
Ismail Alexandrani: Another critical voice silenced in Egypt April 17, 2018 IPI Contributor Ahmed Ahmed [content_boxes layout=”clean-horizontal” columns=”1″ icon_align=”left” title_size=”18″ backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_radius=”” iconcolor=”#e0dede” circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”#e0dede” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” icon_size=”” link_type=”” link_area=”” animation_delay=”” animation_offset=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ class=”” id=””] [content_box title=”#PressEgypt Campaign ” icon=”” backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” iconcolor=”#000000″ circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” iconrotate=”” iconspin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ link=”” linktarget=”_self” linktext=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″] This article forms part of IPI’s […] Read more »
Groups demand justice 6 months after Malta journalist’s murder April 16, 2018 Today in London, a group of free expression, press freedom, and anti-corruption groups renewed calls for full justice for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. A courageous investigative reporter and blogger who relentlessly exposed corruption, Caruana Galizia was killed six months ago, on October 16, 2017, when a car bomb detonated as she drove […] Read more »
#IJ4EU: Forbidden Stories continues the work Daphne couldn’t April 16, 2018 Just over a year ago, Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered in a car bombing outside her home. But the murder did not stop coverage of issues Caruana Galizia had been examining, including corruption, oil smuggling and money laundering in Malta. Instead, it gave rise to the Daphne Project, which brings together journalists […] Read more » TaggedForbidden Stories Malta press freedom
Kazakhstan should drop ‘false information’ case against critical media outlets April 13, 2018 IPI Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow Alma Onali The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned a criminal investigation against the Kazakh investigative news site Ratel.kz and the magazine Forbes Kazakhstan for allegedly spreading “false information”. In addition, IPI urged Kazakhstan to stop the blocking of Ratel.kz and its social media channels. On April 2, 2018, police raided the offices of Forbes Kazakhstan and […] Read more »
‘Fake news’ law threatens Malaysian media April 11, 2018 IPI Contributor Ahmed Ahmed The Malaysian government is tightening its grip on the media ahead of general elections scheduled be held before June. A new law passed by country’s parliament last week penalizes the spreading of “fake news” with six years’ imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 ringgit (approx. 105,000 euros). A specialized committee consisting of government bodies, such […] Read more »
Slovak journalist sentenced to three years in prison for defamation March 19, 2018 Alma Onali, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Fellow at IPI Zur deutschen Version The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned a three-year suspended prison sentence and journalism ban given to Slovak journalist Lukáš Milan on criminal defamation charges. The verdict comes amidst a national political crisis in Slovakia following the murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak in February. Like Kuciak, Milan was investigating alleged […] Read more »
New fund to support EU investigative journalism launched March 19, 2018 Deutsch, Español, Français, Hrvatski, Polski, Română, Slovenský. A fund of up to €450,000 to support cross-border investigative journalism in the European Union is being launched today by the International Press Institute (IPI) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF). http://www.ij4eu.net/ The Investigative Journalism for Europe (#IJ4EU) fund is intended to foster and strengthen collaboration among European Union-based journalists […] Read more »
Egypt’s Shawkan: Jailed for taking photographs March 12, 2018 IPI Contributor Ahmed Ahmed [content_boxes layout=”clean-horizontal” columns=”1″ icon_align=”left” title_size=”18″ backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_radius=”” iconcolor=”#e0dede” circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”#e0dede” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” icon_size=”” link_type=”” link_area=”” animation_delay=”” animation_offset=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ class=”” id=””] [content_box title=”#PressEgypt Campaign ” icon=”” backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” iconcolor=”#000000″ circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” iconrotate=”” iconspin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ link=”” linktarget=”_self” linktext=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″] This article forms part of IPI’s […] Read more »
Ägyptens Shawkan: Gefängnis fürs Fotografieren March 12, 2018 Ahmed Ahmed [content_boxes layout=”clean-horizontal” columns=”1″ icon_align=”left” title_size=”18″ backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_radius=”” iconcolor=”#e0dede” circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”#e0dede” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” icon_size=”” link_type=”” link_area=”” animation_delay=”” animation_offset=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ class=”” id=””] [content_box title=”#PressEgypt Kampagne” icon=”” backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” iconcolor=”#000000″ circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” iconrotate=”” iconspin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ link=”” linktarget=”_self” linktext=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″] Dieser Artikel ist Teil der IPI […] Read more »
Two Turkish journalists released, but at a price March 11, 2018 The International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the release on bail of two of its members in Turkey, Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu and investigative journalist Ahmet Şık, but emphasizes the damage that their unjust pretrial detention and other failings of the judicial process have caused to press freedom in the country. IPI Turkey Advocacy Coordinator Caroline […] Read more »
Azerbaijan: Press Freedom Ahead of Snap Election (Mar 9, Vienna) Well-known Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender Emin Huseynov, chairman of the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS), will be in Vienna on Friday, March 9, 2018, to talk about the situation of press freedom ahead of the April 11 snap presidential election in Azerbaijan. IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi and Reporters Without Borders Austria […] Read more »
Turkey’s Ahmet Şık nears 450 days behind bars March 5, 2018 On Friday, March 9, International Press Institute (IPI) observers will attend the sixth hearing of the trial against journalists with Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper in Istanbul. While several defendants in the case were previously released on bail, investigative journalist Ahmet Şık and Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu – both IPI members – remain in pre-trial detention on charges […] Read more »
Deniz Yücel lawyer: Case did not end with release on bail In an interview with the International Press Institute (IPI) last week (see above video), leading Turkish lawyer Veysel Ok highlighted the psychological importance to detained journalists of trial monitoring in Turkey by human rights groups and stressed the need to attend cases outside Istanbul. The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all […] Read more »
Op-ed: Rule of law fades away in Turkey despite brief shimmer February 16, 2018 IPI Turkey Advocacy Coordinator Caroline Stockford Yesterday, IPI quoted the academic and journalist Mehmet Altan from his defence statement given on Tuesday when he said, “If the rule of law were upheld, I would not have gone through any of what I am going through. I am here because the rule of law has been destroyed.” Today, with six aggravated life sentences […] Read more »
Die Welt Turkey correspondent Deniz Yücel released on bail after a year in prison February 16, 2018 Türkçe için tıklayınız. Lesen Sie auf Deutsch. The International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes a Turkish court’s decision today to release Die Welt Turkey correspondent Deniz Yücel on bail following one year in pre-trial detention in solitary confinement. However, IPI stresses that a full acquittal is necessary for Yücel, who, like many other journalists in Turkey, […] Read more »
IPI welcomes release of jailed Ethiopian journalists February 14, 2018 The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the release of Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye after more than six years in prison. “We are overjoyed that IPI World Press Freedom Hero Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye have finally been freed after many years of wrongful and arbitrary imprisonment”, IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi said. “Though […] Read more »
#MemberInterview: Pakistan’s pioneering safety bill remains flawed The Pakistani government is currently considering a new bill that, if eventually passed, would be the country’s first law on the safety and protection of journalists. While the draft text contains several points that would set a new precedent for protecting Pakistan’s media, concerns about the law’s implementation remain. Undisputed is the need for safety […] Read more »
Egypt’s Mahmoud Hussein: Over 400 days in prison without charges February 8, 2018 Alma Onali, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI [content_boxes layout=”clean-horizontal” columns=”1″ icon_align=”left” title_size=”18″ backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_radius=”” iconcolor=”#e0dede” circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”#e0dede” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” icon_size=”” link_type=”” link_area=”” animation_delay=”” animation_offset=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ class=”” id=””] [content_box title=”#PressEgypt Campaign ” icon=”” backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” iconcolor=”#000000″ circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” iconrotate=”” iconspin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ link=”” linktarget=”_self” linktext=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″] This article forms part of IPI’s […] Read more »
Groups urge pope to raise free press issues with Erdogan February 5, 2018 A group of Italian and international press freedom groups have released an open letter calling on Pope Francis to address Turkey’s crackdown on independent journalism during a meeting in Rome with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The letter calls on the pope to engage in a “frank” discussion with Erdoğan about the dramatic decline in the rule […] Read more »
Group: 2017 was ‘year of crimes of opinion’ in Spain January 30, 2018 Platform for the Defence of Free Expression (PDLI) Leer en español For the Platform in Defence of Free Expression (PDLI), 2017 was a very bad year for freedom of expression, in particular due to the terrorism convictions of individuals who have no links to violent activity and who were instead charged on the basis of opinions expressed on social networks or for their […] Read more »
In Spain, Catalonia crisis sparks ‘fake news’ debate January 24, 2018 Henri Mikael Koponen, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI [content_boxes layout=”clean-horizontal” columns=”1″ icon_align=”left” title_size=”18″ backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_radius=”” iconcolor=”#e0dede” circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”#e0dede” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” icon_size=”” link_type=”” link_area=”” animation_delay=”” animation_offset=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ class=”” id=””] [content_box title=”Contending with ‘Fake News’ ” icon=”” backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” iconcolor=”#000000″ circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” iconrotate=”” iconspin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ link=”” linktarget=”_self” linktext=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″] Austria: Media Context | Profile: Addendum Czech […] Read more »
Czech anti-xenophobia project adopts role as hoax debunker January 24, 2018 Henri Mikael Koponen, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI [content_boxes layout=”clean-horizontal” columns=”1″ icon_align=”left” title_size=”18″ backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_radius=”” iconcolor=”#e0dede” circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”#e0dede” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” icon_size=”” link_type=”” link_area=”” animation_delay=”” animation_offset=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ class=”” id=””] [content_box title=”Contending with ‘Fake News’ ” icon=”” backgroundcolor=”#e0dede” iconcolor=”#000000″ circlecolor=”#e0dede” circlebordercolor=”” circlebordercolorsize=”” outercirclebordercolor=”” outercirclebordercolorsize=”” iconrotate=”” iconspin=”no” image=”” image_width=”35″ image_height=”35″ link=”” linktarget=”_self” linktext=”” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″] Austria: Media Context | Profile: Addendum Czech […] Read more »
In Greece, unemployed journalist followed instinct to jump-start career January 23, 2018 IPI Correspondent Lambrini Papadopoulou Christmas of 2014 found Antonis Repanas, a well-known and respected sports journalist in Thessaloniki, Greece, facing a dead end. He had just been fired by one of the biggest national newspapers in Greece, Ta Nea. Making matters worse, Thessaloniki’s media industry had been hit hard: there were hardly any serious opportunities for a professional journalist. […] Read more »
IPI joins international call on CoE to appoint special rapporteur on Daphne Caruana’s murder January 19, 2018 The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined 13 other international media freedom organisations calling on the Council of Europe to appoint a special rapporteur on the case of Malta’s prominent investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, killed by a remote-controlled bomb in her car as she left her home on Oct. 16, 2017. The joint statement […] Read more »
Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia – Demand for Close International Scrutiny (Strasbourg, Jan 22) The International Press Institute (IPI) is pleased to be an official partner of the discussion “Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia – Demand for Close International Scrutiny”, held as a side event to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Jan. 22, 2018. The official description of the event follows: Three months to […] Read more »
