On Saturday, March 14, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez addressed the public and announced that, due to the spread of COVID-19, a state of emergency, including restrictions on the fundamental right of free movement, would take effect across the country at midnight Sánchez’s appearance brought a historic television audience record in Spain. TVE (Televisión Española), […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today criticized the Vietnamese government for arresting freelance journalist Truong Chau Huu Danh and demanded his immediate release. According to media reports, Truong was arrested by the police on December 17 in Can Tho, a city in […]

As pro-democracy protests continue in Thailand, the authorities have reached back to lese-majeste laws to charge protest leaders for their speeches. Meanwhile, Thai media have reached for innovative ways to circumvent the crackdown and keep reporting the news, Jacqui Park writes. Freedom of expression and press freedom have come under pressure as pro-democracy protests continue […]

From the IPI series Media Freedom in Europe in the Shadow of COVID-19 La Voz de Galicia is a 130-year-old regional daily newspaper based in A Coruña, northwestern Spain. Born as a liberal newspaper, it is the highest-circulation newspaper in the Spanish region of Galicia (pop. 2.7 million). The digital edition launched on May 17, […]