The International Press Institute (IPI) on Thursday completed a four-day press freedom mission to Lebanon during which it held discussions with leading editors and journalists, as well as political leaders and government officials. Participants in the discussions noted that Lebanon has a freer and more diverse and vibrant media than any other Arab country, and […]

A court in the Armenian capital of Yerevan began hearing a criminal case against prominent newspaper editor-in-chief and opposition figure Nikol Pashinyan earlier this week. Pashinyan faces up to 10 years in prison for “organising mass disorder” and “assaulting a state representative.” Armenian authorities have accused Pashinyan of organising the March 2008 riots that followed […]

Demonstrators in Bolivia’s administrative capital, La Paz, exploded dynamite cartridges outside the offices of daily newspaper La Razón newspaper on Wednesday, according to local media. The demonstrators were allegedly angered by the newspaper’s editorial stance, which they claim is “at the mercy of and in favour of businessmen,” reports La Razón. Nobody was injured in the attack. The […]

Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahar was released on bail from Tehran’s Evin prison on Saturday, 17 October upon payment of approximately $300,000 (US) bail. Bahar, a well-known documentary filmmaker and reporter for Newsweek, was held in prison without charges for 118 days in solitary confinement under accusation of spying. He was jailed on 21 June during the […]