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IPI Blog: First Grenada, now Jamaica, and next … ?

After last week’s historic repeal of criminal defamation in Jamaica, the International Press Institute (IPI) is looking ahead to similar efforts underway in the region. IPI and its regional partner, the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM), are currently leading a campaign to abolish defamation as a criminal offence in the Caribbean. In an interview last […]

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Venezuela releases Miami Herald journalist

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the release on Saturday of Miami Herald journalist Jim Wyss after 48 hours in Venezuelan custody. Venezuelan authorities took Wyss, the Herald’s Bogota-based Andean bureau chief, into custody on Thursday near the Colombian border, apparently after the journalist requested an interview with local military officials. Wyss was said […]

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IPI, WAN-IFRA end four-day Ethiopia mission with joint call for release of imprisoned journalists

Two leading media organisations today called for the unconditional release of imprisoned Ethiopian journalists and pledged during a joint press freedom mission in the country to help improve the working and legislative environment for news media in Ethiopia. The International Press Institute (IPI) and World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) urged the government […]

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Jamaica decriminalises defamation

In a milestone achievement for press freedom in the Caribbean, the Jamaican Parliament has approved a bill fully abolishing the offence of criminal defamation. Following a unanimous Senate vote in July, Jamaica’s House of Representatives on Nov. 5 passed the Defamation Bill 2013, which revamps the country’s libel legislation to better reflect international standards. The new […]

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