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Turkey’s leaders split on media freedom

Turkish President Abdullah Gül spoke out against censorship yesterday, but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan defended barring some media outlets from covering their Justice and Development Party (AKP)’s convention in Ankara last Sunday. Gül said in remarks opening the legislative year at Turkey’s parliament: “When writers, thinkers and intellectuals share their opinions without fear, such […]

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IPI decries censorship at Turkish political party convention in Ankara

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today condemned reported instances of censorship by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) related to the party’s Congress yesterday in Ankara. Hürriyet reported that the party barred dissident newspapers and television channels from covering the event, including daily newspapers […]

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SEEMO requests that Kosovo journalists have free access to public events

The Vienna–based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern at reports that journalists from the Pristina–based daily Koha Ditore and from privately-owned Kohavision (KTV) television were prevented from covering a major cultural event, the PriFest film festival, which takes place in Pristina, Kosovo. On Sept. […]

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Italian president weighs in on editor’s conviction in criminal libel case

The International Press Institute (IPI) today criticised an Italian court’s decision upholding an editor’s 14-month prison sentence for criminal libel, but the press freedom group expressed hope that the decision could lead to long-overdue reforms of Italian defamation law. A statement posted on Italian President Giorgio Napolitano’s website yesterday said that he and Justice Minister […]

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