The South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today condemned the violent attack on Jerusalem Post journalist Gil Shefler that took place on June 6, and called on the Greek authorities to ensure his attackers are prosecuted. According to a report on the Jerusalem Post’s website, Shefler was […]

Europe’s telecommunications chief blasted recently-adopted amendments to Hungary’s controversial media laws, telling Budapest-based daily newspaper Figyelo that the legislation remains “embarrassing” despite the revisions, Bloomberg reported yesterday. Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Digital Affairs, said amendments approved on June 4 – which had been sent back to Hungary’s Parliament due to a procedural error […]

Lea en español An appeals court in the Dominican Republic yesterday threw out the criminal defamation conviction of Nagua radio journalist Johnny Alberto Salazar, who in January was sentenced to six months in prison for allegedly libelling a local lawyer. According to local news reports, justices of the Court of Appeal for San Francisco de […]

Read in English Una Corte de Apelación de la Republica Dominicana desestimó el día de ayer la condena por difamación penal contra Johnny Alberto Salazar, periodista radial del pueblo de Nagua, quien había sido sentenciado en enero a seis meses de prisión por supuesta “difamación e injuria” contra un abogado de la localidad. De acuerdo […]