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Pakistan: Government seeks to criminalize criticism of the military

The IPI global network is alarmed by a proposed bill in Pakistan that would punish criticism of the Pakistan military and judiciary with prison. The measures would expand on the already restrictive provisions in the criminal code that are increasingly used to slience critial media and independent journalism in Pakistan.  The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, […]

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IPI condemns Russian authorities for blocking The Bell website

IPI condemns Russian authorities for blocking the website of The Bell, a major independent media outlet focused on business and technology. The project had already been declared a “foreign agent” by authorities in December, while its founder and IPI board member Elizaveta Osetinskaya was labeled with this status in April. As in previous cases of […]

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India: Government raids BBC offices after airing documentary critical of Modi

The IPI global network condemns the Indian government’s decision to raid the offices of BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai. The Modi government must stop attempting to silence independent media by harassing and intimidating journalists.  Authorities from the Income Tax Department sealed BBC offices on February 14 as part of an investigation into tax violation […]

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Romania: Renewed call for action after fresh smear campaign against Emilia Șercan

Read the full statement in Romanian below Today, 17 February 2023, marks one year since journalist Emilia Șercan filed a police complaint about cybercrime and violation of privacy after she discovered five stolen personal pictures taken about twenty years ago had been published on 34 porn websites. The next day, Șercan found that a Moldovan […]

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