IPI is concerned at the raid by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Palestinian television stations early on Wednesday morning. Inspectors from the Israeli Communications Ministry accompanied by IDF soldiers entered the premises of Watan TV and Quds Educational TV very early on 29 February, removing transmitters and seizing computers and other documents. Palestinian Prime Minister […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) yesterday completed its press freedom mission to Bangladesh, where IPI delegates met with high-level members of the country’s government and opposition as well as numerous journalists and media institution representatives, to discuss concerns related to press freedom and journalistic practices in the country. “We are here to show our continued […]

Lea en español A Colombian provincial court this week upheld the defamation conviction of a journalist sentenced last October to more than a year and a half in prison. Luis Agustín González, editor of the Cundinamarca Democrática, had been found guilty on charges of injuria (criminal insult) and libel after publishing an article critical of […]

Read in English Una corte provincial de Colombia confirmó esta semana la condena de un periodista que fue sentenciado en Octubre a más de un año y medio de prisión. Luis Agustín González, editor de Cundinamarca Democrática, había sido encontrado culpable de cometer los delitos de injuria y calumnia luego de publicar un artículo que […]