A Canadian multinational clothing manufacturer has agreed to drop criminal defamation and insult charges against two Dominican Republic investigative journalists, the International Press Institute (IPI) has learned from local sources. After negotiations that lasted more than 12 hours, lawyers for Gildan Activewear promised to abandon the case in return for a public statement from the […]

On Nov. 22 at 10 am CET, IPI will be holding a livestream panel on the safety of journalists. The panel will include: Frank La Rue, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; Christof Heyns, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) last week sent a letter to Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie urging the newly re-elected leader to decriminalise defamation offences and thereby bring the nation’s press-related laws in line with international standards. Under the Bahamian Penal Code, individuals convicted of intentional libel face up to two years in prison. Seditious […]

At least 48 journalists have been killed in the line of duty in Pakistan in the last 10 years, and 35 of them were deliberately targeted and murdered because of their work.  In 2012 alone, five journalists were killed in the country, according to IPI’s Death Watch.  For every journalist who has been deliberately targeted […]