Egypt’s public prosecutor announced on Wednesday that 20 journalists working for the international network Al Jazeera will face trial on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. The journalists face up to 15 years in prison, if found guilty. According to news sources, of the 20 journalists charged yesterday, 16 Egyptian journalists are accused of […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today welcomed news that Ukraine’s parliament voted to repeal sweeping anti-protest legislation that had touched off violent clashes between protestors and police. A large majority of lawmakers voted yesterday to scrap provisions of the law, which among other troubling provisions […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern about a reported physical attack on a former long-time journalist and NGO activist in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sinan Alic said that an unknown man attacked him at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday near his weekend home in […]

Grenada quietly allowed a controversial electronic defamation bill to become law last October despite government promises of reform, the International Press Institute (IPI) has learned from local sources. On Sept. 23, 2013, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, responding to concerns that IPI and other groups had raised about the Electronic Crimes Bill, publicly announced: “I have […]