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Czech Republic: Media freedom groups urge MPs to pass media act amendment

Český překlad níže The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned media freedom and journalists organisations and unions in urging the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic to vote to pass a draft bill which would amend the law on public broadcasting to strengthen the institutional independence of Česká televize (Czech Television) and […]

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Philippines: Maria Ressa’s ‘cyber libel’ conviction appeal denied by court

The IPI global network strongly condemns the decision by a Manila court to deny the appeal of the cyber libel conviction of IPI Executive Board member Maria Ressa, a Nobel laureate and founder of the news site Rappler, and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. The court’s decision puts these journalists one step closer to […]

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Somalia: Director of independent journalist association arrested

The IPI global network calls for the immediate release of Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, secretary general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), who was arrested on October 11 by Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA).  His arrest came a day after the organisation publicly expressed concerns over the government’s new anti-terrorism measures that they believe […]

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Press freedom groups visit Malta on five-year anniversary of Daphne’s murder to push for reforms

Between 13 and 17 October 2022, the International Press Institute (IPI will join an international press freedom mission to Malta, five years after the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on 16 October 2017. The country visit follows up on similar missions held in previous years. Representatives of ARTICLE 19 Europe, the Committee to […]

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