International Press Institute (IPI)

Political commentator, cartoonist Andreas Petroulakis says politicians’ cases create atmosphere of “fear, threat and censorship.”

Political commentator, cartoonist Andreas Petroulakis says politicians’ cases create atmosphere of “fear, threat and censorship.”

We, the undersigned civil society organisations unequivocally condemn the law on civic associations (non-governmental organisations) adopted by Egypt’s Parliament on 15 November 2016. The Parliament has debated and approved the bill in its entirety in record time, and referred it to the State Council for legal review (non-binding on the Parliament in this case). If […]

IFEX members reflect on what a Trump presidency will mean for human rights and free expression.

Twenty-six NGOs are calling on the Government of Turkey to ensure that the state of emergency and the related emergency decrees are not tools to facilitate serious human rights violations and to silence dissent.

A series of news reports on government corruption is followed by a surprising notice, delivered by motorcycle couriers, informing opposition newspaper employees that they no longer have a workplace.

Turkish authorities reportedly ordered the closure of at least 12 television stations and 11 radio stations owned, operated or linked to Kurds or members of the Alevi religious minority – including one station that airs children’s programming – on charges that they spread “terrorist propaganda”.

IFEX members call on Prime Minister Trudeau to put human rights, especially free expression and press freedom, at the heart of the Canada-China relationship.