On 11 October, 23 retired Chinese Communist Party officials submitted an open letter to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) calling for the abolishment of censorship and the respect of press freedom, in line with Article 35 of China’s Constitution. The NPCSC includes approximately 150 members and has the power to modify […]

Worrisome press freedom trends in Kazakhstan were discussed at a press briefing organised today in Vienna, Austria, by the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), just under a month after the launch of a CPJ report titled “Disdaining press freedom, Kazakhstan undermines OSCE”. Opening the meeting, IPI Press Freedom and […]

The South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is pleased to announce the winner of the 2010 Dr. Erhard Busek-SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe. After careful deliberation, […]

The South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East and Central Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply concerned about, and strongly condemns, the recent telephone and Email threats to the Croatian weekly Novosti. According to information received by […]