The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a decision by prosecutors in Slovakia to drop criminal libel charges against journalist Dušan Karolyi. Slovakia’s General Prosecutor, Jaromír Čižnár, announced the move last week after previously committing to review Karolyi’s case in early September following outcry from regional press freedom groups, including IPI’s Slovak National Committee. The […]

A Slovak court’s decision ordering a tabloid to apologise to a judge for its reporting on a private party where attendees allegedly made light of a mass murder sets a dangerous precedent, the International Press Institute (IPI) and its Slovak National Committee said today. A Bratislava court on Monday ordered daily tabloid Nový Čas to apologise […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is calling for nominations for the 2014 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe. The award, which carries a €3,000 prize, is open to journalists, editors, media executives, media experts, writers and […]

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), and the Central European Initiative (CEI) have called for nominations for the CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism. A full description of the award and the criteria involved appears below. *********************************************************** CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits […]