The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined nearly 60 other human rights defenders in a statement calling on Bahrain to dismiss criminal charges against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab, who is expected to receive a verdict tomorrow in his trial for allegedly insulting government institutions. The internationally recognised human rights defender is on trial for tweets […]

Calls in Europe for the abolition of the continent’s remaining blasphemy laws have grown louder following last week’s deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, a French magazine known for its unsparing religious satire. At least 14 EU member states maintain criminal blasphemy or religious insult laws, according to research led by the International Press Institute (IPI). […]

Following a three-day mission to Suriname as part of a six-country mission to the Caribbean, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today it looks forward to working with the Surinamese government on a legislative package that would decriminalise libel and insult as well as institute self-regulatory mechanisms to oversee media standards in the country. In […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned a raid by Turkish police on the printing press of daily Cumhuriyet to prevent the newspaper from distributing an issue that authorities feared might contain images of Mohammed. Hurriyet Daily News reported that the raid came as Cumhuriyet was preparing to distribute an issue with a four-page supplement containing […]