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ACHPR queries Egypt about detained journalist Al-Yammani

للاطلاع على التقرير باللغة العربية The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has welcomed the intervention of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights in the case of detained Egyptian journalist Mohamad Al-Yammani. A statement published on the website of the ACHPR said […]

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IPI demands immediate release of Myanmar journalist

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the arrest of Myanmar editor Nay Myo Lin and the blocking of number of websites in Myanmar. According to news reports, Nay Myo Lin, editor-in-chief of the Voice of Myanmar, based in city of Mandalay, […]

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COVID-19: Abuse of emergency powers to stifle media grows

In a bid to control information about the COVID-19 pandemic, several governments around the world are using emergency powers to stifle independent media. According to data collected by the International Press Institute (IPI), governments, especially those with existing authoritarian tendencies, are taking advantage of emergency legislation to crackdown on media freedom, frequently on the pretext […]

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Las agresiones a periodistas en Nicaragua se cronifican

Read this story in English. A principios de este mes, cinco periodistas fueron agredidos en Nicaragua mientras cubrían una misa en homenaje del fallecido teólogo y poeta Ernesto Cardenal. La agresión dirigida por partidarios del gobierno de Daniel Ortega ocurrió el 3 de marzo, cuando dos de los periodistas agredidos fueron trasladados a un centro médico […]

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