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Israeli journalist to be charged with possession of classified military documents

The International Press Institute (IPI) today reiterated its firm support for Israeli journalist Uri Blau, whose indictment on charges of possessing classified military documents was announced by the country’s attorney general this morning. Blau, an investigative reporter with Haaretz, is accused of having been in possession of thousands of secret Israeli Defense Force documents passed […]

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Russian radio journalist survives attack

A Russian radio journalist stabbed 20 times last night in an attack that some suggested was linked to his work is reportedly expected to survive. A Moscow police spokesperson said an unknown assailant lured Radio Mayak journalist Sergei Aslanyan out of his apartment building with a telephone call and hit the journalist in the head […]

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South African newspaper City Press drops controversial image of president from website

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned pressure that led South Africa’s City Press newspaper to pull from its website an image of a painting showing President Jacob Zuma as Lenin with his penis exposed. City Press Editor and IPI Executive Board Member Ferial Haffajee wrote yesterday that the newspaper decided to take down the […]

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South Africa ruling party calls for newspaper’s boycott

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Sunday condemned in strongest terms the boycott on South Africa’s City Press newspaper called by the country’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party. The call followed the publication by City Press of a review of a satirical art exhibition, which included a photograph of a painting showing President Jacob Zuma […]

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