The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed alarm over a proposed law in Kenya that stipulates heavy fines or jail terms for journalists and others deemed to have defamed the country’s Parliament. Members of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Kenyan Parliament, passed the Powers and Privileges Bill on Oct. 14. Under Clause […]

Concern over the deteriorating state of press freedom in Turkey and its impact on upcoming Nov. 1 parliamentary elections have prompted a coalition of international free expression groups to undertake an emergency press freedom mission to the country next week, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced today.

Uluslararası Basın Enstitüsü (IPI) bugün, Türkiye’de ifade özgürlüğünün gerilemesi ve bu durumun 1 Kasım’daki genel seçime etkisi üzerine duyulan endişenin uluslararası ifade özgürlüğü gözlemcilerini, ülkede bu hafta ortaklaşa acil basın özgürlüğü misyonunu gerçekleştirmeye yönelttiğini duyurdu.

In a new report released this week, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression has called on states to protect the right of whistle-blowers to disclose information in the public interest and to uphold the general principle of source confidentiality in law and practice. “A common thread ties together the right of access to information, […]