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Bivol targeted by government for exposing corruption

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, today criticized the government of Bulgaria for issuing a European investigation order against the editor-in-chief of Bivol Bulgaria, an investigative news website. The prosecutor general of Bulgaria issued the order in an attempt to bring the editor-in-chief of Bivol, Atanas Tchobanov,  […]

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Turkey Free Expression Trial Monitoring Report – July 2019

Read on IPI’s FreeTurkeyJournalists website The International Press Institute (IPI), in cooperation with the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), today published a new report analysing the extent to which Turkish courts protect the fundamental rights of journalists and others exercising their right to free expression. The July 2019 Turkey Free Expression Trial Monitoring Report (the Report), […]

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IPI urges Sudan’s Transitional Military Council to respect press freedom

The International Press Institute, a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, has urged the Transitional Military Council (TMC) of Sudan to immediately put an end to the harassment of journalists by security forces and ensure their safety. On July 24, the security forces arrested Sadiq al-Rizaigi, editor of the Al-Sayha newspaper and head […]

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IPI condemns arrest of Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the arrest of noted journalist Erick Kabendera in Tanzania and demanded his immediate release. Erick Kabendera, a freelance journalist who has written for several publications around the world, was arrested by plainclothes policemen from […]

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