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IPI to examine freedom, environment at Austria’s biggest short film fest
Indian journalists hold placards and shout slogans during a Feb. 17, 2016 protest against attacks on media representavtives by lawyers at Delhi's Patiala House court premises in Mumbai. EPA/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

Two journalists killed in India within two days
A pro-Russian separatist standing at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, is seen in this July 18, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/Files

Release of journalists’ info in Ukraine blasted
Journalists protest against restrictions on the press, and to demand the release of detained journalists, in front of the Press Syndicate in Cairo on May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Staff

Egypt sentences three journalists in absentia to death
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Events

Vienna Independent Short Film Festival (25 – 31 May 2016)
Each May, Vienna hosts Austria’s largest short film festival, the annual Vienna Independent Shorts…
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International Declaration on the Protection of Journalists
The International Press Institute (IPI), in cooperation with the Al Jazeera Media Network, the Inter…
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IPI World Congress 2016

Myanmar journalists who attended the IPI World Congress in Doha thanks to IPI's Scholarship Programme pose for a photo with IPI staff members and Congress speaker Soe Myint, editor-in-chief and managing director of the Mizzima Media Group. Photo: Al Jazeera Media Network
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27. 4. 2016

Myanmar delegation joins IPI World Congress in Doha
Attendees of the International Press Institute (IPI)’s 2016 World Congress in Doha last month were…
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International Press Institute (IPI) members attend the 65th IPI General Assembly during the IPI World Congress in Doha Qatar. Photo: Al Jazeera Media Network
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21. 3. 2016

IPI: Mid-East governments must free journalists, respect free expression
Countries across the Middle East must do more to respect press freedom and free expression in both l…
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Salim Amin, chairman of Africa24 Media and CEO of Camerapix, speaks at the screening of the documentary film "The Sound Man" during the International Press Institute (IPI)'s World Congress in Doha, Qatar on March 21, 2016. Photo: Al Jazeera Media Network
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21. 3. 2016

Film relates harrowing experiences of ‘The Sound Man’
Participants at the International Press Institute (IPI)’s World Congress were treated to a screeni…
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