Gambian President Yahya Jammeh ordered the attorney general to drop charges brought against two journalists after they applied to hold a peaceful demonstration, local journalists told IPI. However, two newspapers ordered closed on Sep. 14 remain shut. Africa Review correspondent Babucarr Ceesay and freelance journalist Abubacarr Saidykhan were detained by police on Sep. 6 after […]

This year of continuing change in the world of news media has also been marked by an appalling and disturbing truth: an unprecedented 133 journalists were killed in the line of duty or as a consequence of their reporting in 2012. This year’s figure is the highest since the International Press Institute (IPI) started systematically […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today released a report on its May 2012 press freedom mission to Ecuador, stating that the nation’s private media outlets are being targeted by the government of President Rafael Correa. The nearly 30-page report enumerates diverse tactics directed at the private press by the Correa administration, including the pursuit of legal […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today warmly congratulated Grenada on becoming the first Caribbean state to decriminalise defamation, but urged the Grenadian government to further abolish seditious libel. According to Grenada’s Ministry of Legal Affairs, a July reform to the country’s criminal code included the repeal of Section 252, which regulated “negligent” and “intentional” libel. […]