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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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Cambodia paper’s closure illustrates abuse of tax laws

Observers worry that this month’s closure of an independent Cambodian newspaper in the face of an astronomical tax demand is the latest incident illustrating a global trend in which governments abuse tax laws to harass independent news media outlets and silence critical reporting. The English-language Cambodia Daily published its last print edition on Sept. 3 […]

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Swedish-Nigerian photographer wins 2017 Fried award

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined the Austrian publishing house Lammerhuber in warmly congratulating Swedish-Nigerian photographer Cletus Nelson Nwadike as the winner of the 2017 Alfred Fried Photography Award for peace photography. This year’s winners of the international award were named on Thursday at a ceremony held by Austria’s Parliament. Named for Austrian pacifist, author and 1911 […]

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Turkey court extends detentions in Cumhuriyet trial

The International Press Institute (IPI) blasted yesterday’s court ruling in Turkey extending the detention of five Cumhuriyet journalists, executives and staff another two weeks, and renewed calls for their release. Judges in a courtroom inside the high-security Silivri prison complex on the outskirts of Istanbul, where four of the five have been held since last […]

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