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Intimidation, cyber attacks allegedly threaten Antiguan investigative news site

The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply alarmed to hear that the editors of the Antiguan investigative news site Caribarena have left Antigua and Barbuda reportedly due to fear for their family’s safety. The editors, a husband and wife, told IPI that they and their children had been threatened and harassed and their home vandalised […]

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Press freedom in the Caribbean: IPI releases 2013 mission report

A report released today by the International Press Institute (IPI) following its April mission to five Caribbean countries urges governments to follow through on commitments received during IPI’s visit to repeal archaic criminal defamation laws. During a nearly three-week long mission, IPI delegates met with representatives of government, law enforcement, media, and civil society in Antigua […]

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Turkish groups cite continuing decline in press freedom

Turkish free expression groups, gathering in Istanbul Wednesday on the 105th anniversary of the country’s official abolition of censorship, took the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-led government to task for a continuing decline in press freedom. The second Congress of the Freedom for Journalists Platform (GOP) – an umbrella group representing local and national free […]

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Honduran television journalist assaulted with baseball bat, threatened with shooting

The International Press Institute (IPI) urges authorities in Honduras to thoroughly investigate a brutal attack on a television journalist and bring those responsible to justice. According to local reports, Joel Coca, 34, correspondent for Canal 11 and coordinator for the “Más Noticias” (More News) television program on the MultiCable television station, was attacked by two […]

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