The report on the public inquiry into the practices of UK newspapers led by Lord Justice Leveson was released yesterday, amid ardent criticism of what some observers interpreted as a door-opener for stricter, statutory regulation of the press. In a speech accompanying his presentation of the report, Leveson noted that “the press, operating freely and […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed news that journalist and publisher Bedri Adanir, who had been imprisoned in Turkey for nearly three years, has been released. A court in Diyarbakir on Tuesday ordered Adanir, owner of Aram Publishing and a writer for Kurdish daily newspaper Hawar, freed after convicting him of aiding a terrorist […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Italy to decriminalise defamation after the country’s Senate rejected a measure that would have retained imprisonment as a possible penalty for the offence. The Senate’s 123-29 vote yesterday reversed its approval earlier this month of an amendment to existing law that would have seen journalists convicted of libel […]

IPI is offering reduced registration rates for its annual World Congress, to be held in Amman, Jordan, from May 19-21, 2013. The deadline for Early Bird registration is December 25. Early registration will save you almost 30% off IPI’s regular Congress rates. Early Bird Registration Rates: Members: €810 Non-Members: €900 Accompanying Persons: €350 Titled “Documenting […]