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Gambian daily newspapers ordered to shut down

Two Gambian newspapers received orders on Friday to immediately cease operations, according to local journalists, in what is apparently the second attempt within a month to censor Gambian media. “We are very concerned at another apparent effort to censor the Gambian media,” said IPI Press Freedom Manager Barbara Trionfi. “We hope that this issue is […]

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Turkey releases two OdaTV journalists

A court in Istanbul yesterday evening ordered the release of two of three journalists on trial in the OdaTV case that had remained imprisoned. Representatives of the International Press Institute (IPI) and its Turkish National Committee travelled to the Silivri prison to greet Barış Terkoğlu and Barış Pehlivan, who emerged from the prison to a […]

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IPI Oil, Gas & Media Conference to start on Monday

Over the past 62 years, the International Press Institute has worked diligently to promote press freedom, dialogue among people and best practices among journalists. To that end, IPI and its Azerbaijan National Committee are delighted to host next week – in partnership with several media organizations and oil and gas industry experts and practitioners – […]

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Indian cartoonist released on bail

The International Press Institute welcomed the release on bail of Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, on Sep. 12 and urged Indian authorities to drop all charges against him. Trivedi was arrested on Saturday evening and charged with sedition over a series of cartoons he produced for an anti-corruption campaign. Local newspaper The Hindustan Times reported that […]

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