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Guilty verdicts for masterminds of deadliest attack on journalists in history

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today welcomed the historic guilty verdicts handed down to the masterminds of the single deadliest attack on journalists in modern times. Today the prime suspects from the powerful Ampatuan family clan accused of carrying out the 2009 […]

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Disappearances and detentions continue in another dark year for Egyptian journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the continued disappearances and arbitrary detention of journalists in Egypt and called on authorities to immediately release all those swept up in a recent crackdown. The last three months have seen the biggest wave of […]

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Nigeria must amend vague ‘hate speech’ bill

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, joined its Nigerian National Committee in expressing concern over two cybercrime bills being considered in Nigeria targeting vague concepts of “hate speech”, “fake news” and misinformation. The first bill, the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate […]

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Albania urged to reject draconian new media laws

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, joined seven other international media freedom organizations in calling the Parliament of Albania to reject a so-called “defamation package” of media laws that would empower the authorities to shut down online media without judicial oversight. The full letter, […]

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