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Solidarity with Swedish media Realtid ahead of UK SLAPP lawsuit hearing

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined 23 organisations from across Europe in expressing solidarity with Swedish media Realtid ahead of a court hearing in London tomorrow which will rule on whether a civil defamation SLAPP lawsuit brought against it by a businessman can go ahead in the UK.   23 March 2021 Twenty-four organisations express their solidarity […]

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Why governments in Asia want to control a media they can no longer command

Across the Asia-Pacific, we’re seeing in real time the tactics being adopted by populist authoritarian governments to control a news media that they can no longer command. The new strategy: a bullying domination through heavy-handed harassment, raids on pretexts of financial irregularity, attacks on news media credibility, culture war outrage and disinformation to distract and […]

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BBC journalist forcibly disappeared in Myanmar

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the abduction and apparent detention of BBC Burmese journalist Aung Thura and former Mizzima news reporter Than Htike Aung in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw. According to media reports, Aung Thura and Than Htike […]

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Call for justice for murdered Turkish radio presenter Hazim Özsu

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined its partners in the MFRR in condemning the recent murder of radio presenter Hazim Özsu in Turkey and calling for a swift and thorough investigation and prosecution that leads to justice. In the evening of March 9, radio presenter Hazım Özsu was killed by a person who came […]

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