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Mexican journalist kidnapped

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on Mexican authorities to secure the safety and release of a journalist kidnapped in the northern state of Sonora yesterday. According to news reports, Marcos Avila García, who covers police and crime for El Regional de Sonora, was abducted by three armed assailants while waiting for his vehicle […]

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Serbian presidential candidate makes statement threatening media freedom

One week before the second round of presidential elections in Serbia, scheduled for May 20, 2012, one of the presidential candidates, Tomislav Nikolic, said that he needed to be president in order to tell journalists what to report on. The web portal of the Association of Serbian Journalists (UNS) reported that Nikolic, who represents the […]

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Luego de misión a Ecuador, IPI expresa serias preocupaciones sobre libertad de prensa

Read this article in English  El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) expresó el lunes sus serias preocupaciones por el deterioro de la libertad de prensa en Ecuador, luego de haber desarrollado una misión de libertad de prensa en el país, entre el 7 y el 11 de mayo. Durante la […]

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BLOG: Sudan’s war on the media

In the days since the world celebrated World Press Freedom Day the Sudanese press has witnessed great setbacks. On May 3, the entire print run of Al Midan newspaper was confiscated by Sudan’s National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) and it happened again on May 6, May 8, May 10, May 13 and May 15. […]

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