IPI and the undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organizations today strongly condemn the arrest of Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı over his political commentary during a YouTube live...
The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns threats against journalist Ayşemden Akın and urges authorities to take immediate measures to guarantee her safety. Ayşemden Akın, editor of the North Cyprus-based newspaper...
IPI urges authorities to investigate and guarantee the journalists’ safety after a group of unknown individuals harassed the journalist outside of his home. The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned...
IPI urges Turkish authorities to urgently and thoroughly investigate threats to investigative journalists İsmail Arı and Osman Çaklı, and to ensure that journalists can work free from harassment and intimidation....
The International Press Institute (IPI) joins Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and 55 other human rights & media freedom organisations and representatives of the international legal community in expressing profound...
On World Press Freedom Day, the International Press Institute (IPI), European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urge Turkish authorities to cease all...
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