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IPI calls for repeal of news website licensing in Jordan

A year after dozens of Jordan’s Internet news sites were blocked by the government for failing to obtain a licence, a report published today by the International Press Institute (IPI) calls on the authorities to rescind the law and take steps to reform other legislation that threatens press freedom. Jordanian officials on June 1, 2013 […]

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Journalist flees Trinidad and Tobago after threats

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned recent threats against Trinidad and Tobago journalist Mark Bassant that led the reporter to leave the country last week in fear for his life. On May 22, Bassant, a senior investigative reporter for the Caribbean Communications Network, Channel 6 (CCN TV6), released a video on the network stating […]

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Can a government internationalize a war on media?

Emre Kizilkaya is the vice chair of IPI’s Turkish National Committee and a managing editor and coordinator at Turkish newspaper Hurriyet. He blogs regularly at The Istanbulian, Personal Chronicles of a Turkish Journalist, where this post originally appeared on May 27, 2014. It is reprinted here, with minor edits, by permission. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan […]

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IPI condemns censorship amid Thai military coup

All independent television and radio broadcasts in Thailand, including transmissions from foreign stations such as the BBC, Fox and CNN, have been suspended since Thursday’s military coup, replaced by a military-run TV and radio broadcast that has been playing throughout the country. Print media, Internet and news apps are still running and available, but social […]

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