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Turkey frees Kadri Gürsel, holds four from Cumhuriyet

ARTICLE 19, the International Press Institute (IPI) and Reporters Without Borders welcome Monday’s release of Cumhuriyet columnist and IPI Turkey representative Kadri Gürsel after more than 11 months in pre-trial detention. Gürsel was freed following a third hearing in the trial of over a dozen journalists and staff working for Cumhuriyet, one of Turkey’s last […]

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Un nuevo estudio detalla la práctica de los juicios civiles por difamación en España

Read in English Un nuevo estudio liderado por investigadores de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y publicado hoy por el Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) ofrece por primera vez un análisis pormenorizado de las indemnizaciones dictaminadas en España contra medios de comunicación en juicios civiles por difamación. Manuel Sánchez […]

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New analysis details civil defamation practice in Spain

Lea este artículo en español A new analysis by researchers at Madrid’s Complutense University and published today by the International Press Institute (IPI) offers the first systematic look at the levels of compensation awarded by Spanish courts in civil defamation cases involving the media. Dr. Manuel Sánchez Diego Fernández de la Riva and Dr. Isabel […]

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Obstacles remain for media freedom in Myanmar

Myanmar journalists and international observers welcomed a decision by the country’s military this month to drop charges ranging from defamation to unlawful association against six journalists. The move marked a positive step, but journalists in the country still have many obstacles to overcome, from enforcement of strict defamation and unlawful association laws, to pushback for […]

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