Lea en español The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the Dominican Republic to protect its citizens’ right to information as the country prepares for the final month of a divisive presidential campaign. The frontrunners in the election, scheduled for May 20, are Danilo Medina Sánchez of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (DLP) and […]

Read in English El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) ha instado hoy al gobierno de la República Dominicana a proteger el derecho de sus ciudadanos a informarse en el último mes de una dividida campaña electoral presidencial. Los principales candidatos para las elecciones del próximo 20 de mayo son […]

A video released on YouTube last week threatened a number of German journalists critical of a campaign by a radical Muslim group that subscribes to a radical Salafist interpretation of Islam to hand out free copies of the Koran in Germany, German newspaper Die Welt was reported by other German media as saying. The group, […]

A Lebanese journalist escaped an apparent assassination attempt on Saturday, when the vehicle he was driving was hit by six bullets, Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said that Mustafa Jeha was pursued and shot at on Saturday night as he drove on a motorway just south of Beirut. The Daily Star […]