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 »

Nigeria: The World's Top Media are Coming to Nigeria!

Top representatives from some of the world’s most prestigious news outlets, including the BBC, The Associated Press and Al Jazeera, are headed to Abuja, Nigeria this June for… Read more »

Gambia: IPI Chair Visits Senegal, Gambia to Promote World Congress

The chairman of the International Press Institute, a global network of editors, journalists and media executives, will join a high-level delegation of political, business and media… Read more »

Burkina Faso: African Rights Court Rejects Imprisonment in Defamation Cases

Landmark ruling orders Burkina Faso to change law; IPI urges other states to follow suit Read more »

Egypt: IPI Urges Egypt to Heed Global Criticism of Rights Record

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on Egyptian authorities to heed criticism levelled against the country's human rights record yesterday during a U.N. review. Read more »

Gambia: IPI Welcomes Millennium Challenge Corporation's Suspension of Gambia

According to information provided to IPI, on 19 June, the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an organisation providing US congressional aid to… Read more »

Tunisia: IPI Condemns French Journalist's Stabbing in Tunisia, Concerned for Media's Safety At WSIS Meeting

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 112 countries, strongly condemns the violent attack on… Read more »

Ethiopia: Grave Concern At Threats By Ethiopian Prime Minister

H.E. Kofi Annan Secretary-General Office of the Secretary-General United Nations One, United Nations Plaza New York, N.Y. 10017, USA Fax: (+1212) 963-1921 Read more »