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Catch talk on journalism, human rights in Turkey online

Tickets may be sold out, but you can still catch tonight’s discussion on media freedom and democracy in Turkey as it moves beyond its second parliamentary election this year via livestream. The Montreal event, presented by the International Press Institute (IPI) and Concordia University’s Thinking Out Loud series, will bring together veteran Turkish journalist and […]

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Greek civil defamation reform bill step in the right direction, IPI/SEEMO delegation says

New draft legislation intended to combat the abuse of Greece’s civil defamation law in cases involving journalists marks a step in the right direction, but must be complemented by the repeal of criminal defamation, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) said today following a joint three-day visit to […]

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UPDATE: Zambia’s The Post granted stay in tax case

A court in Zambia yesterday prevented authorities from moving to collect more than €1 million in disputed tax obligations from The Post until a higher court sorts the matter out. The Lusaka High Court granted The Post a limited stay of execution while it appeals the court’s earlier order to pay the amount in a […]

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IPI welcomes U.S. discussion on media in public settings

The International Press Institute (IPI)’s North American Committee today lauded the discussion of journalists’ rights in public settings that has arisen since Monday, when protestors at the University of Missouri calling for greater respect for civil rights sought to prevent journalists from reporting from a public area on campus that the protestors were occupying. Activists […]

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