The issue of editorial confidentiality has been dominating media discussions in recent days in Austria, after the Vienna Higher Regional Court (OLG) ordered Austrian Public Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) to release the unedited tapes of an episode of a documentary series called “Am Schauplatz” (“On the scene”) that was filmed in March this year. The documentary […]

Today in Fiji press freedom no longer exists. It is effectively being silenced by military leader and interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. It started on 28 June 2010 when Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyu formally announced that the Fiji government’s Media Decree had become law. The new law dictates, in part, that “the content of any […]

Pakistan remains one of the world’s most deadly countries for the media. Pakistani journalists are the target of Taliban militants, Baluch separatists and intelligence agencies. In addition, most of the liberal political parties are also not happy with a free media. All these parties were united when a resolution was passed recently against the media […]

NATO forces have freed one of three detained Afghan Al-Jazeera journalists, AP and other media outlets announced on Friday. The three had been detained on suspicion of spreading Taliban propaganda, by among other things filming insurgent attacks. Two still remain in custody. Al-Jazeera cameraman Mohammad Nadir was released early on Friday, AP reported. IPI and […]