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Honduran journalist brutally murdered

Lea en español The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the brutal murder of journalist Fausto Evelio Hernández Arteaga, early on Saturday, March 10 in Sabá, Colón department, in the northeast of the country. Hernández Arteaga, who worked in the press department of Radio Alegre de Sabá, was riding his bicycle when a man estimated to […]

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Press freedom under threat in Austria

The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI), the world’s oldest global press freedom organisation, with prominent members on every continent, on Monday expressed grave concern at an apparent attempt by Austria’s Justice Ministry to undermine the confidentiality of journalists’ sources. A law proposed by the Ministry would grant powers to the police and state prosecutors to […]

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Nedim Şener released from prison

Turkish investigative journalist and International Press Institute (IPI) World Press Freedom Hero Nedim Şener was released from prison today pending trial, after spending more than a year behind bars on charges of aiding a terrorist group. An Istanbul court late this afternoon ordered the release of Şener and three others in the so-called Oda TV […]

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Hamas members allegedly attack journalists

The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate has reported that three journalists reporting on a mass wedding of 500 couples in Gaza City were attacked. The mass wedding was organised by local charities in conjunction with Hamas, according to Ramallah-based Maan News. According to the Palestine Press Agency and the Wafa news agency, the journalists who were attacked […]

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