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Murder shows alarming state of press freedom in Mexico

The killing of yet another journalist calls attention to Mexico’s alarming state of press freedom, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Reporter and radio presenter Armando Saldaña Morales, 53 was found dead near the bank of a stream in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca on May 4. According to local newspapers, he was […]

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Egypt journalists facing life, death sentences have difficulty appealing

Thirteen journalists sentenced to life in prison last month in Egypt and one sentenced to death plan to appeal the Cairo court’s ruling – but are constrained from doing so because they still have not seen that ruling in full, a representative of their families told the International Press Institute (IPI). The details of the […]

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Spanish public broadcaster takes ‘enormous step backward’

Lea este artículo en español In a move without parallel in the history of Spanish democracy, the News Council (Consejo de informativos) of Spain’s public broadcaster recently delivered a report to the European Parliament alleging that the broadcaster’s news services “are suffering from pro-government manipulation”. Speaking recently to the International Press Institute (IPI), the News […]

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Periodistas de RTVE: ‘Hemos vuelto a poner a RTVE al servicio del partido que está en el gobierno’

Read this article in English En un acto sin precedentes en la reciente historia democrática de España, el Consejo de Informativos de la radiotelevisión pública del país ha elevado al Parlamento Europeo y al Comité de Libertades un informe que denuncia la “manipulación progubernamental que están sufriendo sus servicios de informativos”. En declaraciones al Instituto […]

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