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Sudan arrests Al Jazeera bureau chief

The Sudan bureau chief for Al Jazeera, El Musalmi El Kabbashi, was arrested on November 14 in the nation’s capital Khartoum after security forces raided his home. El Kabbashi’s detention came shortly right after street protests against the military coup turned violent with security forces using teargas and gunfire on the protestors. Officials have given […]

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Turkey: Court suspends ban on recording protests

The IPI global network welcomes the decision by Turkey’s Council of State to suspend a police directive banning journalists and members of the public from recording public demonstrations. The ruling is an important step toward safeguarding media coverage of protests in Turkey, which have recently been marred by cases of police violence. The Council of State is […]

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Poland: Access to public information must not be constrained

The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) are highly concerned about new possible restrictions on the right to information in Poland that could further erode press freedom in the country. On 15 December 2021, the Constitutional Tribunal will hold a hearing on the constitutionality of core provisions of the bill that regulates […]

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IPI calls on Cuba to immediately reinstate EFE’s press accreditations

The IPI global network of leading editors and journalists strongly condemns the decision by Cuban authorities to revoke the press accreditation of all journalists for the Spanish news agency EFE and urges the government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel to swiftly reverse this decision. According to EFE, Cuban authorities revoked the accreditation of all its staff […]

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