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IPI welcomes launch of Zambia Media Council

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the launch of the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC), a voluntary regulatory system for the Zambian media, which was scheduled to take place this afternoon. “I am proud to announce that the long-awaited launch of ZAMEC will finally take place tomorrow (today) after three years of planning and negotiations. […]

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SEEMO condemns new threats against Belarusian journalist

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern at new threats against Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip, the Minsk correspondent of Moscow-based daily newspaper Novaya Gazeta. On June 22, Khalip found a chicken head in a plastic bag placed inside an unstamped envelope left in […]

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International Press Institute honors exceptional journalists

Three journalists who have been outstanding in their bravery and commitment to press freedom received awards from the International Press Institute (IPI) for their work, at a ceremony that was the highlight of the IPI’s recent 61st World Congress. The awards dinner, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, honored IPI’s […]

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Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık charged with ‘insulting public officials’

An Istanbul prosecutor has brought defamation charges against Turkish journalist Ahmet Şık based on a public statement the journalist made upon his release from Silivri Prison on March 12. Dogan News Agency reported yesterday that the prosecutor is seeking a three to seven-year prison sentence on the grounds that Şık “insulted public officials” when he told a […]

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