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Myanmar journalists brave crackdown to continue reporting

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media managers and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the ongoing repression of journalists in Myanmar as well as the military regime’s brutal crackdown on protests. After two weeks under arrest, Polish photojournalist Robert Bociaga was deported this week from Myanmar. From abroad, […]

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Interview: A fine line between COVID-19 profiteering and saving lives

When AstraZeneca announced delays in COVID-19 vaccine deliveries promised to the EU in early 2021, Brussels raised the spectre of legal action to force the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker to honour its contract. Investigative journalist Stefano Valentino didn’t fancy the European Commission’s chances if things ended up in court. He’d studied an unredacted version of its contract […]

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Press freedom groups condemn confirmed conviction of Montenegrin investigative journalist

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins leading press freedom and journalists’ organisations, including ​Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners,​ in strongly condemning the decision by the Court of Appeals to reject Jovo Martinović’s appeal and uphold the first instance verdict of the High Court in Podgorica which convicted Martinovic to 12 months of prison. […]

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Vietnam: Journalists and media watchdogs fear increased persecution

The re-election of the leaders of Vietnam’s Communist Party during the party’s official congress last month heralds a continuation of oppressive policies toward press freedom, experts say. The congress, which ended on February 1, saw the re-election of key party members, including party’s general secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong, who is also Vietnam’s president. Nguyen Phu […]

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