The International Press Institute is concerned by reports that the media is facing harassment in India’s conflict-ridden northern and north-eastern states. In Manipur, where Indian security forces are locked in conflict with several armed separatist groups, local media have declared an indefinite cessation of publication on Friday in response to threats against S. Singlianmang Guite, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today announced the inclusion of recently-elected Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radičová in its World Congress programme. Ms Radičová will be the first Slovak prime minister to attend an IPI World Congress, which, this year, will be held jointly in Vienna, Austria, and for the first time in Bratislava, Slovakia. Besides […]

Two Ghanaian journalists are under investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in that country, and have been charged with spreading “false information with the aim to cause public fear and panic” under Ghana’s 1960 Criminal Code. Joy FM editor Ato Kwamena Dadzie was charged on 15 July 2010 with publishing false information, following interrogation […]

As parliamentary hearings on the Protection of Information Bill begin in South Africa today, the International Press Institute expressed its concern over many of the provisions contained in the draft legislation, arguing that they should explicitly take into account journalists acting in the public interest. The original draft of the Protection of Information Bill is […]