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Journalist Maziar Bahari, formerly jailed in Iran, to join IPI for talk on film ‘Rosewater’

The International Press Institute (IPI) has teamed with Austrian human rights film festival “this human world” to present a screening of director Jon Stewart’s “Rosewater”, depicting Iran’s brutal imprisonment of acclaimed journalist Maziar Bahari, followed by a discussion with Bahari himself about the film and his campaign #journalismisnotacrime. The event will take place at Vienna’s Filmcasino theatre (Margaretenstraße 78, 1050) on Dec. 8 beginning at 8:15 p.m.

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Journalist Maziar Bahari, ehemaliger Häftling in Iran, führt ein Gespräch mit IPI über den Film ‚Rosewater’

Das International Press Institute (IPI) und das Film Festival „this human world“ präsentieren in einer Zusammenarbeit eine Vorführung von Regisseur Jon Stewarts Film „Rosewater“. Der Film zeigt die brutale Inhaftierung des berühmten Journalisten Maziar Bahari; im Anschluss an die Filmvorführung wird es eine Diskussion mit Maziar Bahari über den Film und seine Kampagne #journalismisnotacrime geben. Filmvorführung und Diskussion finden am 8. Dezember um 20:15 Uhr im Filmcasino (5. Margaretenstraße 78) statt.

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Problems remain for independent journalism in Belarus

Do recent events indicate that Belarus could fully turn towards Europe and pull away from Russia politically? In the last few months, a number of developments have excited observers in international media and revitalised old debates about the former Soviet country’s future. But despite positive indications, a broader view suggests that this prediction may be […]

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IPI condemns Russia stigmatising media freedom watchdog

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined international free expression defenders in condemning Russia’s move to stigmatise prominent Russian media freedom watchdog the Glasnost Defence Foundation (GDF) as a “foreign agent”. Russia’s Justice Ministry yesterday added GDF to its list of “foreign agents” under a 2012 law requiring non-profit organisations that receive foreign donations and […]

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