Archbishop Desmond Tutu on why he supports IPI

Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks to the International Press Institute about the importance of freedom of the press.

Archbishop Tutu wrote the foreword for the IPI's annual publication, World Press Freedom Review 2009 - Focus on the Middle East and North Africa.

Interview with Ileana Marrero Joa, wife of jailed Cuban journalist Omar Rodrigues Saludes

Omar Rodriguez Saludes, director of the independent news agency Nueva Prensa Cubana in Havana, was arrested during the infamous March 2003 crackdown on Cuba's political dissidents and independent journalists. Rodriguez was sentenced to 27 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down to any of the 29 journalists arrested in the 2003 crackdown.

IPI spoke to Ileana Marrero Joa, his wife, and Miguel Saludes, Omar's uncle, about the terrible conditions of his imprisonment and the difficulties of being an independent journalist in Cuba today.

A Newspaper to Serve Society, Not the State: Russias Novaya Gazeta Wins IPI Pioneer Award

Novaya Gazeta, the crusading Moscow newspaper that has paid a deadly price for its reporting during a period when the Kremlin has sought to rein in independent media, has been named winner of the International Press Institutes 2009 Free Media Pioneer Award.

The award, announced to coincide with World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2009, recognised Novaya Gazeta's focus on in-depth reporting at a time when many of Russias print and broadcast media have softened their news content or have come under control of Kremlin allies. The award was presented at the IPI World Congress in Helsinki, Finland, on 7 June.