The members of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting at their 67th annual General Assembly during the IPI World Congress on June 23, 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria, adopted by unanimous vote a resolution calling on the next Turkish government to free imprisoned journalists, to allow the full exercise of press freedom and to restore judicial […]

Türkçesi için tıklayınız The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed deep alarm at the appearance today of a “media hate list” published by the leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, in the pro-government newspapers Sabah and Hürriyet. Under the title “A thank you message”, Bahçeli “thanks” the 70 names that appear on […]

The letter from IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi calling on the parties to commit to the following actions should they form part of the government: – Free all journalists imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of expression and drop all charges against them – Promote freedom of the press, independent journalism and respect for […]

Regional chairs, parliamentary candidates and official representatives of five major political parties in Turkey committed to reversing their country’s dramatic downward slide in press freedom during meetings with the International Press Institute (IPI) last week. IPI Turkey Advocacy Coordinator Caroline Stockford met in Istanbul last Friday with representatives of the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), […]