In a milestone achievement for press freedom in the Caribbean, the Jamaican Parliament has approved a bill fully abolishing the offence of criminal defamation. Following a unanimous Senate vote in July, Jamaica’s House of Representatives on Nov. 5 passed the Defamation Bill 2013, which revamps the country’s libel legislation to better reflect international standards. The new […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today expressed outrage following a Turkish court’s decision yesterday sentencing five journalists to life in prison. According to local media, a court in Istanbul handed the journalists – Füsun Erdoğan, Bayram Namaz, İbrahim Çiçek, Ziya Ulusoy and Arif Çelebi – […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged African media leaders who are gathering in Ethiopia this week to unite in defending news organisations from government interference, including the use of anti-terrorism laws to suppress independent reporting. The African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) is taking place in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa from Nov. 6-8, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) yesterday joined a coalition of 70 organisations to warn British Prime Minister David Cameron that his “government’s response to the revelations of mass surveillance of digital communications is eroding fundamental human rights in the country”. The groups, hailing from 40 countries, told Cameron in a letter published yesterday in The […]