The International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the statement done by ministers of the Jamaican government regarding the possibility of repealing criminal defamation this year in the Caribbean country. During a press freedom mission conducted at the beginning of this week, the IPI delegation, headed by its executive director, Alison Bethel McKenzie, met with representatives of […]

The verdict in the trial against Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega and other 22 people charged with terrorism, which was expected to be delivered yesterday, has been postponed to June 27. On Thursday, the Ethiopian Federal High Court announced that it was delaying the delivering of the verdict, in order to give the judges time to […]

The upcoming presidential elections on October 7th could mark a pivotal moment in the contemporary history of Venezuela. The prelude to this event has been marked by a dangerous series of conflicts between supporters and opponents of the current regime, whose consequences often limit the right to inform and be informed. The year 2012 began […]

Days after a television crew led by Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani was reported missing, the Philippines interior secretary said that one of the Filipino crew members told his family that they are not in any danger, according to local reports. Atyani, accompanied by two Filipino journalists, a translator and driver had travelled to the island […]