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Serbia: KRIK journalists facing SLAPPs after publishing the profile of Judge Dušanka Đorđević in database

The undersigned journalists and media freedom organizations condemn the legal actions filed by Judge Dušanka Đorđević and her husband against Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (KRIK), its editor-in-chief Stevan Dojčinović, and journalist Bojana Pavlović. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) coalition considers those legal actions as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), aiming at silencing […]

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Iran: IPI condemns arrest of journalist Hassan Shanbehzadeh

The IPI global network urges the Iranian government to immediately release journalist and activist Hassan Shanbehzadeh (also known as Hossein Shanbehzadeh), who was detained on June 6th on unfounded accusations of espionage. These charges could bring the death penalty. Authorities must release Shanbehzadeh and drop all charges against him.  Shanbehzadeh is a prominent Iranian journalist, […]

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Pakistan: IPI alarmed by deterioration of press freedom, journalists’ safety

The IPI global network is deeply alarmed by the deterioration of press freedom in Pakistan, marked by a recent wave of violence against the press along with the introduction of legislative and other measures that impose harsh restrictions on press freedom and online expression. We call on the government to take swift and concrete action […]

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Two years on: IPI demands accountability for killing of environmental journalist Dom Phillips

The IPI global network urges Brazilian authorities to ensure swift justice for the killing of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who were found brutally murdered in the Amazon two years ago today. We call on authorities to ensure all who were involved, including the alleged mastermind, are held fully accountable […]

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