The International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) today welcomed the passage of legislation intended to strengthen protections for the Greek media in defamation cases. Greek lawmakers on Dec. 22 overwhelmingly approvedcritical reforms to Greece’s Press Law, popularly known as the “press killer”, that were included in a bill legalising […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined calls for Poland’s president to reject a law that would effectively give the government control over the appointment of top managers of public service broadcasters. The law would give the treasury minister full control of appointing management level officials at Polskie Radio and Telewizja Polska (TVP), and would […]

The Chinese government has effectively expelled a French journalist who suggested in an article that China’s outspoken solidarity with France following the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris carried “ulterior motives”. According to international media, the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that it would not renew the press credentials of Ursula Gauthier, a Beijing correspondent for […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned Russia’s expulsion of a Polish journalist in retribution for Poland’s decision to expel a Russian journalist for as-yet unexplained allegations of espionage. Russian authorities on Friday summoned Waclaw Radziwinowicz, the Moscow correspondent for Polish daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, to the foreign ministry, where he was informed that his […]