June 23, 2018
Africa: 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,… Read more »
May 22, 2018
Angola: Campaigning Journalist Named 'Press Freedom Hero'
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… Read more »
October 07, 2015
Angola: NGOs Criticise Luanda's Human Rights Record
The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined 14 other non-governmental organisations in a statement supporting a recent European Parliament resolution that criticised the… Read more »
September 22, 2015
Congo-Kinshasa: Belgian Photographer Wins Alfred Fried Photography Award
Patricia Willocq honoured for series 'Look at me, I am beautiful' Read more »
August 05, 2015
Burundi: International Press Freedom Organizations Call On Burundi Authorities to Investigate Attacks On Journalists and Human Rights Defenders
The undersigned press freedom, media development and human rights organizations denounce the continued attacks on and threats to journalists, media workers and human rights… Read more »
June 22, 2015
Burundi: President Urged to Allow Re-Opening of Media
15 groups join open letter in advance of parliamentary, presidential elections Read more »
May 29, 2015
Angola: World Press Group Condemns Marques Sentence
The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the suspended six-month prison sentence given to Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais over his book outlining human… Read more »
December 26, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Robert Chamwami Shalubuto, DRC
Two unidentified gunmen shot Robert Chamwami Shalubuto on the evening of Dec. 26, 2014, in a bar in Goma. Read more »
October 22, 2014
West Africa: Ebola Epidemic Affects Press Freedom in West Africa
A recently-released report by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), "Ebola and Freedom of Expression in West Africa", covers an overlooked challenge of the Ebola outbreak:… Read more »
November 06, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: Correspondent for German Newspaper Kidnapped in Conflict-Ridden Region
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, calls for the immediate release of the German daily newspaper… Read more »
March 22, 2005
Africa: 2005 IPI World Congress to Focus On Developments in Africa
The IPI World Congress and 54th General Assembly will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21-24 May 2005 - the third time, after 1968 and 1981, that IPI will hold its annual general… Read more »
May 18, 2001
Congo-Kinshasa: IPI Concerned Over Closure of "La Libre Afrique" And Suspects Political Motives
In an 18 May 2001 letter to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila, IPI expressed grave concern about the recent closure of the Kinshasa based private newspaper… Read more »
November 17, 2000
Chad: Concern Over Criminal Defamation Charges Against J, Civil Servant
Advisory: Please send letters of appeal and/or print or broadcast stories about this case, with a copy to IPI Vienna. Read more »
July 31, 2000
Cameroon: Journalists in Defamation Trial Not Imprisoned
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