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Journalists’ safety draws international mission to Mexico

A delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) this week examined Mexican government measures to ensure greater safety of journalists, along with strategies adopted by media and journalists to continue reporting from highly dangerous parts of the country. The delegation met with a wide variety […]

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Guest Comment: Turkey’s imprisoned press

According to two pro-government newspapers in Turkey, Star and Yeni Akit, as well as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan himself, those who denounce the state of press freedom in Turkey are “terrorists.” That is the term that they were using last week to denounce the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Paris-based […]

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New restrictions for legal commentators in Cambodia

The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned about the Cambodian government’s efforts to restrict the capacity of lawyers to appear on national radio and television. On Friday, Feb. 8, the Ministry of Information made public an instruction given to radio and TV stations on Jan. 31, stipulating that lawyers could only be interviewed with prior […]

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Thai editor sentenced to 11 years

The Criminal Court in Bangkok has sentenced the former editor of the now defunct magazine Voice of Thaksin for defaming Thailand’s monarchy. The Criminal Court sentenced Somyot Prueksakasemsuk to 11 years in jail for publishing two articles deemed insulting of the royal family. The court sentenced Somyot to five years in prison for each offensive […]

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