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IPI disappointed at Azeri Supreme Court decision upholding conviction of Eynulla Fatullayev

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, expresses its disappointment at the Azeri Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the conviction of newspaper editor Eynulla Fatullayev. According to information before IPI, on 3 June 2008, the Azeri Supreme Court upheld the eight and a […]

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Letter: IPI/SEEMO alarmed about attack on Croatian journalist

Your Excellencies, The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is deeply alarmed about the brutal attack on Dusan Miljus, a journalist for Jutarnji list, a Croatian daily. According to information before SEEMO, […]

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IPI condemns assault on Sri Lankan editor, urges investigation into incident

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the abduction and beating of Sri Lankan editor Keith Noyahr during the night of May 22. Noyahr, associate editor and defence columnist for Sri Lanka’s English-language daily, The Nation, was abducted in front of his […]

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IPI disappointed at changes to Slovene criminal code extending criminal defamation liability

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, expresses its disappointment at the adoption of a package of reforms to the Slovene penal code, which includes amendments that expand liability for criminal defamation. According to information before IPI, a government-backed bill containing sweeping reforms […]

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