The South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), the Media Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the Central European Initiative (CEI) announce the VIII South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF), to be held Oct. 16-18, 2014 in Skopje. The event will bring together media CEOs, […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined over 100 freedom of expression and human rights groups to protest the imprisonment of Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab. The prominent human rights activist was arrested last week and charged with defamation in connection with two tweets he made on Sept. 28 that Bahraini authorities allege were insulting to […]

With Italy’s Senate preparing for a final vote on a long-pending defamation reform bill, the International Press Institute (IPI) today called on the body’s members to adopt key amendments aimed at bringing the measure in line with international standards on free expression. As it stands, the bill, which was approved by the Chamber of Deputies […]

Four journalists with the Burmese weekly Unity, as well as the company’s CEO U Tin Hsan, have had their prison sentences reduced to seven years upon appeal, Mizzima News reported last week. The journalists had been originally sentenced in July to ten years in prison with hard labour by a court in the Magway Region […]