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IPI hands 2013 awards to two women journalists killed in Syria, independent Malaysian radio station

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every year on May 3, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced the winners of its 2013 World Press Freedom Hero and Free Media Pioneer Awards. Two journalists – American reporter Marie Colvin and Japanese photojournalist Mika Yamamoto – are the posthumous recipients of IPI’s 2013 World Press Freedom […]

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Iraq government pulls plug on broadcast news outlets

The Iraqi government has ordered the immediate closure of broadcast stations operating in the country, including Qatar-based, Al-Jazeera. This decision came after sectarian tensions boiled over into violence last week between predominantly Shiite Muslim security forces and Sunni Arab protesters. The Iraqi officials claimed that the broadcast stations, most of which are affiliated with Sunni […]

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Dominican Republic government signals intent to abolish criminal defamation

Government officials in the Dominican Republic have agreed on the need to remove criminal penalties for defamation from the national press law, the International Press Institute (IPI) reported following its second visit to the country in the last 12 months. “We are pleased that there is consensus to modernise Law No. 6132, which regulates the […]

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IPI Slovakia criticises ‘growing pressure’ by judiciary

Recent moves by members of Slovakia’s judiciary are creating growing pressure that threatens press freedom in the country, the Slovak Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI) said Saturday. IPI Slovensko made the claim in a statement expressing “deep concern” over two recent cases in which the group alleged that members of the judiciary have […]

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