The recent arrest of a lawyer in India’s Andhra Pradesh state over a Facebook post has added to the controversy surrounding a section of the country’s Information Technology Act, which has been used to punish social media users critical of the government. The incident highlights the need for the world’s largest democracy to guard against […]

A joint delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Jordan-based Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) met with the king of Jordan last week following the close of IPI’s annual World Congress in Amman, Jordan. In the meeting Thursday with King Abdullah II, IPI Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie, IPI Executive Board […]

Journalists could face up to six months in prison and a $10,000 fine for reporting information about concealed handgun permits in Louisiana under a proposed law that appears headed to the state’s governor for signing. Louisiana’s Senate on Tuesday voted 33-2 in favour of the bill, which would make it illegal for journalists or members […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the arrest last week of a man accused of attacking two Ukrainian reporters at a political protest in Kiev and urged authorities to bring the other assailants to justice. RFE/RL reported that Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko told parliament on Tuesday that the suspect, Vadym Titushko, had been charged […]