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Fine against Czech journalist marks a setback for press freedom

“This fine represents an unsettling trend in Europe – the erosion of journalists’ right to protect their sources,’’ said IPI Director David Dadge. “In Sabina Slonkova’s case, and similar rulings in France and Britain, courts have said that the fundamental right to protect the confidentiality of sources does not apply. Without this right, investigative journalism […]

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IPI, SEEMO condemn Turkish leader’s latest outburst against media

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation today reiterated earlier calls for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to refrain from verbal attacks on the media. This latest call follows the 30 January assault on journalists during a public speech in which the prime minister condemned the press for being […]

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“They cannot control the sky,” defiant Kalima Editor-in-Chief Sihem Bensadrine tells IPI

The IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), of which IPI is a member, on 29 January deplored the aggressive interference by police with the Tunis-based offices of Radio Kalima, an independent media outlet in Tunisia that runs an online news site and web-based radio station. Editor-in-Chief Sihem Bensadrine, who is also the founder of the Conseil […]

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Two years after Dink killing, IPI urges Turkey to repeal repressive law

Two-years ago today, a self-professed Turkish nationalist-extremist killed renowned journalist Hrant Dink in an Istanbul street. Prior to the killing, the courts had found Dink guilty of insulting “Turkishness,” and therefore of breaching the country’s infamous Article 301. Turkey’s leaders admitted that problems exist with the highly contentious law in the wake of Dink’s murder. […]

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