International Press Institute

The International Press Institute (IPI) has expressed concern over reports that Diyarbak?r-based Dutch journalist Fréderike Geerdink could face up to five years in prison in Turkey on accusations that she spread terrorist propaganda on social media.

The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has condemned a raid by Turkish police on the printing press of daily Cumhuriyet to inspect the newspaper, which the authorities feared might contain insulting images of the Prophet Muhammad.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the international media of waging a “psychological war” against Turkey, also slamming local media outlets for collaborating in this campaign.

“Each day, some international newspapers come up and conduct a perception operation,” Erdoğan said during a speech at Istanbul’s Bezmialem University on Nov. 3.

The International Press Institute (IPI) Board has called on Egypt’s president to immediately grant a full presidential pardon to all journalists convicted in the country in connection with their work.