The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a Kenya court’s decision declaring the country’s criminal libel law unconstitutional. High Court Judge John Mativo ruled yesterday that Penal Code Sec. 194’s criminal penalties, including up to two years behind bars, ran counter to the Constitution’s guarantee of free expression, especially given Kenyans’ ability to seek redress […]

Authorities in Peru must fully investigate a violent attack in which assailants reportedly tried to cut out a journalist’s tongue, leaving him hospitalised in critical condition, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Lima-based media NGO the Institute for Press and Society (IPYS) reported that unidentified assailants attacked Marco Bonifacio Sánchez, host of the program […]

Read this article in English. La restrictiva Ley de Comunicación de Ecuador ha reducido el periodismo de investigación a portales especializados que lidian constantemente con una situación económica precaria. En este sentido, es especialmente preocupante los ataques que han recibido cinco páginas web de noticias en menos de 72 horas y que, como consecuencia, estuvieron offline […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Bahrain to free prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab after prosecutors said a charge that he spread “false news” harming the state’s image stemmed from his claim that journalists and international NGOs were banned from entering Bahrain. The disclosure, the first time that Bahrain’s government identified the basis […]