The International Press Institute welcomed the release on bail of Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, on Sep. 12 and urged Indian authorities to drop all charges against him. Trivedi was arrested on Saturday evening and charged with sedition over a series of cartoons he produced for an anti-corruption campaign. Local newspaper The Hindustan Times reported that […]

The International Press Institute (IPI)’s Turkish National Committee today welcomed Turkey’s release of two journalists from prison pending trial, but the group heavily criticised ongoing proceedings against journalists the government accuses of supporting terrorism. A court in Istanbul yesterday ordered the release of Çağdaş Ulus from the daily Vatan newspaper and Cihan Ablay from Demokratik […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned a judge’s ruling yesterday in the Dominican Republic that sentenced a journalist to three months in prison for defamation Melton Pineda is the second Dominican journalist to face prison for defamation in 2012, following the January conviction of Johnny Alberto Salazar, whose case was later overturned on appeal. […]

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn c/o H.E. Minelik Alemu Getahun Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Rue de Moillebeau 56 Case postale 338 1211 Genève 19, Switzerland Tel. +41 22- 919 70 10 Fax +41 22 – 919 70 29 Dear Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegen, It has been one year to this day […]