Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Turkey must allow supporters to meet with imprisoned journalists
International free expression groups condemn the government’s refusal to allow supporters to visit journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, who are behind bars for reports claiming that Turkey’s intelligence agency secretly armed Islamist rebel groups in Syria.
International rights groups condemn attack on Afghan media community
IFEX joins in global solidarity with the victims of the Tolo TV attack and all Afghan journalists and media workers
NGOs to Morocco: Drop charges against journalist Ali Anouzla once and for all
As one of the most respected Arab journalists in the region, Ali Anouzla’s publications are renowned for their unequivocally pro-democracy editorial line that translates into a critical yet fair treatment of the real power holders in Morocco.
Iran releases imprisoned Washington Post journalist held since July 2014
Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was freed on 16 January as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and Iran, and was flown out of the country on 17 January.
Report reveals unpunished police violence against Greek photojournalists
Statistics kept by the Hellenic Photojournalists’ Union indicate that just one of 16 incidents of police aggression against photojournalists between 2010 and 2014 has resulted in legal consequences.
On the anniversary of Charlie Hebdo, dissenting voices must be protected
Civil society groups mark the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack by calling on governments worldwide to fulfill their obligation to protect freedom of expression.
Impunity, lack of information plague cases of journalists killed
IPI added 98 names in 2015 to its Death Watch, which since 1997 has tallied journalists deliberately targeted because of their profession and those who lost their lives while on assignment.
Austrian news site that reported on asylum centres sentenced for trespassing
An Austrian investigative news platform that documented poor conditions in asylum-seeker housing across Austria was ordered Monday to pay nearly €2,000 for trespassing after the landlord of one of the housing sites brought suit.