Today in Fiji press freedom no longer exists. It is effectively being silenced by military leader and interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. It started on 28 June 2010 when Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyu formally announced that the Fiji government’s Media Decree had become law. The new law dictates, in part, that “the content of any […]

Pakistan remains one of the world’s most deadly countries for the media. Pakistani journalists are the target of Taliban militants, Baluch separatists and intelligence agencies. In addition, most of the liberal political parties are also not happy with a free media. All these parties were united when a resolution was passed recently against the media […]

NATO forces have freed one of three detained Afghan Al-Jazeera journalists, AP and other media outlets announced on Friday. The three had been detained on suspicion of spreading Taliban propaganda, by among other things filming insurgent attacks. Two still remain in custody. Al-Jazeera cameraman Mohammad Nadir was released early on Friday, AP reported. IPI and […]

A Ukrainian television station, which had its broadcast frequencies cancelled over allegations of irregularities in the manner in which the stations were awarded their licences, has decided not to abide by the decision and will continue its terrestrial broadcasts. Channel ТVі called the action by the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting […]