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Mexico most deadly country for journalists in 2017

IPI welcomes decrease in annual global tally, but warns impunity remains a scourge
Americas: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru
Europe: Denmark, Malta, Russia

Radio workers killed live on air in Dominican Republic

IPI calls on authorities to investigate brazen murder
Americas: Dominican Republic

Locutores de radio abatidos a tiros “en directo” en República Dominicana

El IPI insta a las autoridades a que investiguen de manera exhaustiva el asesinato
Americas: Dominican Republic

IPI Caribbean missions to focus on abolishing criminal defamation

Visits to four countries part of broader campaign
Americas: Dominican Republic

En peligro la existencia de la CIDH por falta de financiación

El IPI se une a escritores y grupos de defensa de la libertad de expresión para instar a la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) a que garantice el apoyo económico a su propio organismo de derechos humanos
Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Dominican Republic partially tosses criminal defamation law

IPI urges lawmakers to fully repeal as part of pending reform to press law
Americas: Dominican Republic

IPI adds Caribbean defamation laws to online database

Campaign celebrates legal changes in five countries
Americas: Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Four Dominican Republic journalists publicly threatened

Groups fear intimidation could spread, urge authorities to take action
Americas: Dominican Republic

Amenazados de muerte cuatro periodistas dominicanos en un acto público

El Colegio Dominicano de Periodistas pide a la justicia y a las autoridades que pongan freno a tales amenazas por temor a que se extiendan contra otros periodistas
Americas: Dominican Republic

Press freedom in the Caribbean: IPI releases 2013 mission report

Governments urged to honour commitments to review criminal defamation laws
Americas: Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

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

Ahead of Caribbean mission report release, IPI talks to expert Mercedes Vigón about media responsibility
Americas: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic government signals intent to abolish criminal defamation

IPI's second mission to the Caribbean country combined advocacy and ethics training
Americas: Dominican Republic

International Press Institute to conduct press mission in the Caribbean

Delegation to advocate for journalist safety and the repeal of criminal defamation laws
Americas: Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Prison penalties for defamation excluded from Dominican Republic draft penal code

IPI Executive Director celebrates changes in letter to Chamber of Deputies
Americas: Dominican Republic

Dominican court throws out defamation conviction of journalist

Leading Dominican editors launch constitutional challenge to criminal defamation law
Americas: Dominican Republic

Multinational drops defamation charges against Dominican Republic journalists

Agreement required reporters to issue apology for “imprecisions”
Americas: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic legislators declare intention to remove criminal defamation from Penal Code

Announcement comes after IPI lobbying as part of Caribbean campaign
Americas: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic journalist assaulted

Business owner reportedly angered over recent reports
Americas: Dominican Republic

IPI Special Report: Criminal defamation laws remain widespread in the Caribbean

IPI Caribbean campaign starts 2013 with comprehensive legal review
Americas: Barbados, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago

IPI releases Caribbean mission report

Governments urged to repeal criminal defamation laws
Americas: Barbados, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago