Excessive state regulation established by Ecuador’s newly passed media law poses a serious and immediate threat to independent journalism, the International Press Institute (IPI) stated in a special report released today. The report, a comprehensive review of press freedom developments in Ecuador since IPI’s visit to the country in May 2012, concludes that the situation […]

At the close of the year, the International Press Institute (IPI) takes a look at 10 states that have poor records on press freedom, but on whose strategic support the west depends. These ‘Friends’ of the West, Enemies of Press Freedom are listed in no particular order below. *********************************************************** Turkey Friend: Relations between the west and […]

King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud pardoned Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) fixer and production assistant Rosana Al-Yami on Monday, 26 October after she had been sentenced this past weekend to 60 lashes. According to Reuters, Al-Yami was punished on the grounds that LBC was not licensed to operate in Saudi Arabia. Rosana Al-Yami, 22, was the […]