At least three high-ranking Saint Lucian public officials have announced plans to sue a local radio broadcaster for defamation after the broadcaster read on-air an investigative news article alluding to possible wrongdoing by members of the current governing party. The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern over the intent behind the lawsuits, noting that […]

It is tragic but hardly surprising when journalists or news organisations in Africa face subversion charges. Tanzania’s Ministry of Information recently employed laws against sedition and publishing state secrets to temporarily halt publication of two widely-read newspapers. Several Zambian journalists were hauled into court earlier this year, initially accused of sedition. Six Ethiopian journalists are serving prison sentences, […]

Former International Press Institute (IPI) Executive Board Member Piotr Stasinski, deputy editor-in-chief of the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, today joined editors around the world in condemning an article in Britain’s Daily Mail slamming The Guardian as “The paper that helps Britain’s enemies”. The article, which appeared yesterday in The Daily Mail, accused The Guardian of […]

Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten should work to bring their defamation legislation in line with international standards, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today on the third anniversary of the dissolution of the former Netherlands Antilles. All three Caribbean jurisdictions now hold equal status with the Netherlands as constituent countries within the Kingdom of the […]