The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), deplores the June 22, 2012 decision of the Kosovo parliament to keep media-unfriendly articles in the Criminal Code. It was the second time in two months that the parliament had voted in favour of the articles, which hold journalists criminally liable […]

“Guilty as charged,” was the verdict pronounced by judge Endeshaw Adane in the trial against Ethiopian blogger and journalist Eskinder Nega that took place in Addis Ababa today. Nega was found guilty of “participation in a terrorist organisation” and “planning, preparation, conspiracy, incitement and attempt of (a) terrorist act.” He faces life in prison. During the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemned the attack against a television station in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday and today’s deadly attack against a privately-owned television station in Drusha, Syria, which left at least three journalists dead. “Journalists are civilians, and news outlets are independent observers. They should never be seen as  legitimate targets in […]

Meeting at their annual general assembly on June 25, 2012, the members of the International Press Institute (IPI) adopted the Declaration of Port of Spain, which is an IPI-initiated call for governments throughout the Caribbean to repeal criminal defamation and insult laws. Read the Declaration here.