The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned a second cyber libel case against Maria Ressa and urged that it be dropped immediately. The founder of news portal Rappler.com and a member of IPI’s Executive Board, Ressa was charged with cyber libel […]

Read in English Als sie vor 20 Jahren die Abendnachrichten einschalteten, sahen sich viele Tschechen stattdessen mit einer Meldung des öffentlichen Dienstes konfrontiert, in der ihnen mitgeteilt wurde, dass der Sender CT1 durch ein unautorisiertes Signal gestört worden war. Die Krise, die bei Česká televize (CT) im Dezember 2000 ausbrach, führte dazu, dass der Dienst […]

Read this article on IPI’s FreeTurkeyJournalists website As the world marks Human Rights Day on December 10, the International Press Institute (IPI) is running a new campaign calling on Turkey and the international community to protect press freedom and let journalists report freely. Newspaper ads in Turkey and Europe this week will highlight the importance […]

The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today raise serious concerns over the recent decision by the Government Communication Office (UKOM) in Slovenia to suspend financing of the country’s press agency. We believe the move to temporarily halt funding from the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) will seriously jeopardise its ability to keep […]