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Amenazados de muerte cuatro periodistas dominicanos en un acto público

El Instituto Internacional de la Prensa (IPI, por sus siglas en inglés) quiere expresar su solidaridad con los cuatro periodistas de la República Dominicana amenazados de muerte y pide a la justicia del país que actúe para que este tipo de episodios no se vuelvan a repetir e invita al Gobierno a que investigue el caso.

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Press freedom in the Caribbean: IPI releases 2013 mission report

A report released today by the International Press Institute (IPI) following its April mission to five Caribbean countries urges governments to follow through on commitments received during IPI’s visit to repeal archaic criminal defamation laws. During a nearly three-week long mission, IPI delegates met with representatives of government, law enforcement, media, and civil society in Antigua […]

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Interview: Journalism ethics is ‘personal and non-transferable’

Ahead of next week’s release of a report on its April 2013 mission to the Caribbean, the International Press Institute (IPI) sat down with Dr. Mercedes Vigón, an expert in media ethics at Florida International University and a member of IPI’s delegation to the Dominican Republic, to discuss what it means to be responsible journalist. […]

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Dominican Republic government signals intent to abolish criminal defamation

Government officials in the Dominican Republic have agreed on the need to remove criminal penalties for defamation from the national press law, the International Press Institute (IPI) reported following its second visit to the country in the last 12 months. “We are pleased that there is consensus to modernise Law No. 6132, which regulates the […]

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