Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Tongan Prime Minister should end harassment of local journalist Viola Ulakai
IFEX members call on the Prime Minister of Tonga to cease threats of suspension of journalist Viola Ulakai and respect his past commitment to press freedom in the country.
Open letter on the financial crisis facing the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
On 23 May, the IACHR reported that severe financial problems have forced it to cancel its July and October sessions and all trips planned for this year and, if new funding cannot be secured by mid-June, will lead to the non-renewal of the contracts of 40 per cent of its staff
U.N. experts to Egypt: Free ‘Rabaa Operations Room’ journalists
The human rights experts have called for the release of nine journalists Egypt is holding in connection with the bloody clearing of Cairo’s Rabaa Square in August 2013, saying that their detention is arbitrary and a violation of their human rights.
Indonesian reporter in hiding after harassment campaign
IPI urged Indonesia to ensure the safety of journalists after a reporter covering demonstrations related to the country’s 1965 anti-communist massacre was threatened with violence and forced into hiding.
Journalists reporting on disappeared reporter also go missing
After Colombian-Spanish journalist Salud Hernández-Mora went missing on 21 May in northern Colombia, two other journalists who went to report on her disappearance have also gone missing.
Ukraine: List revealing journalists who sought accreditation in east “irresponsible”
A Kiev-based website with apparent links to Ukraine’s security services has released a list of names, email addresses and phone numbers of journalists who allegedly sought accreditation from the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”, accusing them of co-operating with terrorists.
Honduras journalist survives two attacks in one day
Radio journalist Felix Molina said that he was twice accosted by armed assailants while travelling by taxi on Monday. He was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries following the second incident, in which he was shot twice in each leg.
Gag law lands first strike on free expression in Spain
In March, Axier López became the first journalist fined by Spain’s central government for taking photographs of a police officer.