The Gambian authorities closed independent Teranga FM 97.5 on 13 January, for reasons that are yet unclear. Managing director Ismaila Sisay was reportedly also called in for questioning. The station, opened in 2009, was popular among Gambians. Teranga FM reportedly broadcast in the local languages of Wollof and Mandinka, local journalists told IPI. One IPI […]

The world’s largest democracy is considering a review of its defamation laws to ensure that journalists do not face criminal proceedings as a result of their work. “We are considering a proposal to decriminalise defamation to the extent it applies to journalists. The endeavour is to save them from malicious prosecution since there is no […]

Ukraine’s Higher Administrative Court on Wednesday upheld a decision by a court in Kiev cancelling the allocation of broadcasting frequencies to two privately-run TV channels – TVi and 5 Kanal. A representative of TVi said the administrative court fully upheld the lower court’s decision without explanation or modification. The lower court last year cancelled the […]

Croatian President Ivo Josipović said today that he opposes proposed changes to his country’s criminal code that would impose severe penalties for libel, including jail. The president told a joint delegation of the International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) at a meeting at his office in Zagreb that he […]