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Colombia: Journalist Rafael Emiro Moreno shot dead in Colombia

The IPI global network condemns the murder of Colombian journalist Rafael Emiro Moreno, who was fatally shot on October 16 in Montelíbano. Moreno is the third journalist to be murdered in Colombia in the past two months. We call upon the authorities to investigate this killing and bring those responsible to justice, and end the […]

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Slovakia: Government pushes ahead with ambitious media reform program

In recent months Slovakia has passed important legislative changes which will ensure a better media environment and move the country closer to standards outlined by the recently published European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). Moreover, in addition to the laws already passed, others are in preparation. If the full package is achieved, Slovakia can become a […]

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Daily Star | Free speech the collateral damage of Covid in Bangladesh

IPI’s media partners in the South Asia Cross-border journalism project in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal document press freedom violations in their countries. When Covid-19 began to spread at an exponential rate across countries in January 2020, ministers and government officials in Bangladesh assured people that “adequate measures” were taken to prevent coronavirus from entering […]

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Greece: SLAPP award winner Grigoris Dimitriadis urged to drop defamation lawsuits

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined partner media freedom and journalist organisations in writing to Grigoris Dimitriadis, the former general secretary of the office of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, about SLAPP lawsuits he filed against investigative media and journalists.     RE: Letter from international press freedom organisations 21 October 2022 Dear Grigoris Dimitriadis, […]

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