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Sierra Leone urged to drop case against journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Sierra Leone’s government to drop all seditious libel charges against the editor and publisher of a Freetown newspaper. Independent Observer publisher Jonathan Leigh and chief editor Bai Bai Sesay were arrested on Oct. 18, 2013 and are due to return to court on Wednesday for publishing a commentary […]

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Ban on Syrian station’s news reports lifted

Arta FM announced today that local authorities lifted a ban on news broadcasts and would resume regular programming, a day after the International Press Institute (IPI) protested unexplained restrictions placed on the community radio station in northern Syria [see statement below]. “The international attention was very important and helpful [and] made clear that ARTA FM […]

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Watchdogs register several attacks on journalists in Venezuela

At least 27 different violations against journalists covering demonstrations have been recorded by press freedom and human rights groups in Venezuela, as marches continued across the country today. The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern about the recent physical attacks on journalists and the confiscation of their equipment. “IPI condemns any violence against members […]

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Journalists await start of trials in Egypt

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Egyptian judges to dismiss terrorism-related charges against 20 Al Jazeera journalists and to immediately release those who remain in detention. Three weeks after their indictment by Egyptian prosecutors, the news photographers and correspondents are due to appear in a Cairo criminal court tomorrow on charges that include reporting […]

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