New draft legislation intended to combat the abuse of Greece’s civil defamation law in cases involving journalists marks a step in the right direction, but must be complemented by the repeal of criminal defamation, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) said today following a joint three-day visit to […]

A court in Zambia yesterday prevented authorities from moving to collect more than €1 million in disputed tax obligations from The Post until a higher court sorts the matter out. The Lusaka High Court granted The Post a limited stay of execution while it appeals the court’s earlier order to pay the amount in a […]

The International Press Institute (IPI)’s North American Committee today lauded the discussion of journalists’ rights in public settings that has arisen since Monday, when protestors at the University of Missouri calling for greater respect for civil rights sought to prevent journalists from reporting from a public area on campus that the protestors were occupying. Activists […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned Egypt’s detention of prominent journalist Hossam Bahgat for allegedly publishing “false news” and “information that endangers the public well-being”. Bahgat is known in the country for founding the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) in 2002 and serving as its director. However, following the military takeover in 2013, […]