Kosovo journalist, publisher, politician and human rights activist Veton Surroi has won the 2011 SEEMO Human Rights Award. The SEEMO board praised Surroi’s non-violent methods and consistent “commitment to human rights” in all of his professional activities. The 2011 SEEMO Human Rights award will be presented to Veton Surroi on 24 November 2011 at 18.30 […]

On Sunday, TV and newspaper journalists gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against a bill that would drastically increase the penalty for libel, as well as a number of recent events that journalists have said demonstrate government encroachment on media independence. Knesset Ministers Meir Sheetrit (Kadima) and Yariv Levin (Likud) have proposed a bill that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Monday expressed concern about the lèse majesté charges pending against Thai editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk in connection with two articles that appeared in his newspaper, the Voice of the Oppressed (Voice of Taksin), earlier this year and which, Thai authorities argue, made negative references to the monarchy. Lèse majesté laws, […]

The past two weeks have been a season of disquiet for the robust Indian media that has had a creditable record of helping to enforce accountability among public office holders by focussing on corruption.  This disquiet arises from three developments that are unrelated but which have the same effect of threatening to constrict media freedom. […]