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PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE: United States President touches upon human rights concerns during official visit to China

United States President Barack Obama today said discussions with China about human rights will resume early next year, following international calls for the president to address specific concerns on the issues of press freedom and human rights violations. At a press conference today with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Obama, Hu said both sides had […]

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Zambian court throws out Chansa Kabwela obscenity case

A magistrate in Lusaka, Zambia today threw out the case against the Post editor Chansa Kabwela, who was charged with distributing obscene materials in a case brought against her by the state after she sent photos of a woman giving birth in the street to Zambia’s vice president and health minister to draw attention to the consequences […]

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IPI calls on US president to raise press freedom concerns during trip to Asia

In a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on the occasion of his official visit to Asia, the International Press Institute (IPI), the Vienna-based global network of editors, journalists and media executives dedicated to media freedom, highlighted the importance of press freedom and freedom of expression, not only as a universal human right, but also […]

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IPI press freedom advocacy mission set to visit Venezuela

An International Press Institute (IPI) advocacy mission will travel to Caracas, Venezuela, on 15 November for four days of meetings with publishers, editors and journalists from a broad range of media, as well as government officials, opposition leaders, and representatives of civil society, to investigate the current press freedom climate in the country. Venezuela was […]

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