The International Press Institute and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) today welcomed the passage of seminal legislation in Mexico designed to combat the almost complete impunity in cases of crimes committed against the country’s journalists. The changes to the Federal Code on Penal Procedure, among other statutes – all of which […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today hailed the approval by the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago of a bill that would partially decriminalise defamation in the country. The bill has now been sent to Parliament, for what is hoped to be swift passage. At a press conference with IPI Executive Director Alison Bethel McKenzie in […]

Azerbaijan should decriminalise defamation, not broaden it to target online media, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. A parliamentary committee on Tuesday discussed a draft bill that would expand the crimes of slander and insult to apply to information posted online. The crimes currently apply to public statements and information transmitted through mass media. […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed an Australian court’s decision to uphold the right to confidentiality of sources in the case of two Australian journalists and urged the Australian government to introduce extensive and uniform shield laws. On April 18, two Fairfax Media journalists, Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie, won their appeal case in […]