An Italian draft law on wiretapping is to be voted on by the Italian Senate in the coming hours, according to Italian news reports. If passed, the ‘wiretaps’ bill would impose heavy restrictions on magistrates seeking wiretaps, and on journalists who want to publish leaked ‘wiretap’ material. The restrictions would remain in place until the […]

The Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG) yesterday unveiled the findings of its 7th Mission to Tunisia during a panel on the first day of the 4th Arab Free Press Forum in Beirut, Lebanon – an event attended by IPI Director David Dadge. The report, entitled Behind the Façade: How a Politicised Judiciary and Administrative Sanctions Undermine […]

Fred M’membe, owner of Zambian newspaper The Post, and an IPI World Press Freedom Hero, was released from Lusaka Central Prison this afternoon on bail of 20 million Zambian Kwacha (approx. 3,220 Euros) and the guarantee of two sureties, The Post’s managing editor Amos Malupenga confirmed to IPI this afternoon. The Post’s lawyers have already […]

Fred M’membe, editor and owner of the independent Zambian newspaper The Post, was sentenced today to four months in prison with hard labour, after having been found guilty of contempt of court on Wednesday. The contempt citing was brought last year in connection with The Post’s publication of an article by Cornell University professor Muna […]