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Letter: IPI/SEEMO alarmed about attack on Croatian journalist

Your Excellencies, The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is deeply alarmed about the brutal attack on Dusan Miljus, a journalist for Jutarnji list, a Croatian daily. According to information before SEEMO, […]

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IPI condemns assault on Sri Lankan editor, urges investigation into incident

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the abduction and beating of Sri Lankan editor Keith Noyahr during the night of May 22. Noyahr, associate editor and defence columnist for Sri Lanka’s English-language daily, The Nation, was abducted in front of his […]

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IPI disappointed at changes to Slovene criminal code extending criminal defamation liability

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, expresses its disappointment at the adoption of a package of reforms to the Slovene penal code, which includes amendments that expand liability for criminal defamation. According to information before IPI, a government-backed bill containing sweeping reforms […]

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Letter: IPI calls on new Russian president to demonstrate his commitment to protecting journalists

Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, would like to call on you to start your term in office by signalling your commitment to reversing the worsening and increasingly dangerous conditions in Russia’s media environment. Your predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, […]

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