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Grenada electronic defamation bill now law, despite government promise

Grenada quietly allowed a controversial electronic defamation bill to become law last October despite government promises of reform, the International Press Institute (IPI) has learned from local sources. On Sept. 23, 2013, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, responding to concerns that IPI and other groups had raised about the Electronic Crimes Bill, publicly announced: “I have […]

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IPI delegation makes emergency visit to Cairo

A high-level delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) met today in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy to discuss the media climate in Egypt, including the protection of journalists. The meeting capped two days of fact-finding discussions with Egyptian lawyers, human rights groups and journalists. The foreign minister and the delegation agreed on […]

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SEEMO notes alarming developments across region

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed alarm at a number of recent media-related developments across southern and eastern Europe. Pointing to reports from Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Moldova and Greece, SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic urged authorities across the region to do more to create […]

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Gambia’s ‘green’ revolution

Journalists have not had an easy time in the 20 years since Yahya Jammeh and his fellow army officers seized power in Gambia. Writers and editors have endured harassment, torture and imprisonment – some have left the country to escape persecution. In the one of the latest assaults on journalism, the editor and a contributor […]

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