Three weeks before parliamentary elections in Cameroon, the government’s National Communications Council (NCC) has ordered the suspension of 11 media organisations, accusing them of unprofessionalism and unethical behaviour. The suspension of seven newspapers, three radio outlets and a television station constitutes a violation of press freedom in the West African country, the International Press Institute […]

The Parliament of Grenada has approved legislation that would punish the sending of “offensive” electronic communications with up to one year in prison, Grenadian media reported. The Electronic Crimes Act had been withdrawn in early July after the International Press Institute (IPI) and other groups expressed concern about a potential chilling effect on free speech in […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) expresses today its concern about recent attacks against journalists and an overall deterioration of press freedom in Sri Lanka. On Sept. 2, BBC Tamil’s journalist Ponnaiah Manikavasagam, was questioned by the anti-terror police in relation to a telephone conversation he had with two Tamil prisoners in Colombo. IPI Press Freedom […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed alarm at last week’s murder of a journalist in the Philippines, the fourth there in just over a month. According to the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), radio commentator Fernando “Nanding” Solijon was walking home on Thursday at approximately 10:30 pm in the coastal village of […]