The Eritrean government should abide by its own laws and release journalists who have been imprisoned for years without the benefit of a court hearing or legal representation, the International Press Institute said today. In a letter to Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki, IPI also urged the Eritrean leader to publish the location and health status […]

“No journalist should be jailed for reporting the facts no matter how embarrassing these facts may be to the Gambian government”, IPI Director David Dadge said. “Moreover, rather than carrying out the government’s bidding, judges in the Gambian legal system should be upholding the rights of journalists to report the facts.” Saine was arrested along […]

More than six years after her detention and torture, Nepalese journalist Meena Sharma Tiwari has been granted compensation of 15,000 Nepalese rupees (150 euros) by the Appellate Court. Tiwari is the fourth Nepalese journalist to receive compensation in connection with detention and mistreatment by the authorities. “IPI welcomes the judgment as an important sign of […]

“This fine represents an unsettling trend in Europe – the erosion of journalists’ right to protect their sources,’’ said IPI Director David Dadge. “In Sabina Slonkova’s case, and similar rulings in France and Britain, courts have said that the fundamental right to protect the confidentiality of sources does not apply. Without this right, investigative journalism […]