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Authorities search home of Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut

The International Press Institute (IPI) today denounced Belarusian authorities’ search of the apartment of Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, and their seizure of a computer and other items. The search Tuesday morning followed news Monday that the state prosecutor in Grodno opened a criminal investigation against Poczobut, a correspondent with Polish daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, for […]

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Call for the 2011 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) calls for nominations for the 2011 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe. Eligible to be nominated are journalists, editors, media executives, media experts, writers or journalism trainers in South Eastern Europe, who have contributed to promoting better understanding in […]

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Crackdown against independent media continues to grip Belarus

Belarus secret service agents have raided the apartments of detained journalist Irina Khalip and her mother, Lyutsina Khalip, seizing the journalist’s computer, according to Charter 97, an independent news website. Lyutsina is currently struggling to prevent the authorities taking custody of her three-year-old grandson. A decision is expected at the end of the month, when […]

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IPI top 10 press freedom stories 2010

This year ushered in a number of major setbacks for the media across the globe, including the threat of new, oppressive media laws, most notably in Egypt, South Africa, Zambia, Hungary and Bermuda, to name but a few countries. There were also at least 66 deaths of journalists reported in 2010, down significantly from the record 110 […]

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