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Blog: Despite revolution, press freedom remains under attack in Egypt

I was deputy head of Nile TV International. I was also one of the network’s senior anchors and correspondents and I had traveled the world covering major events. Then came the revolution. I was away for the first five days in London attending an EU-sponsored workshop on free expression. I was following closely the events […]

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Shiv Sena cadres attack Nepal Republic Media

A group of people identifying themselves as cadres of Shiv Sena Nepal stormed into the office of Nepal Republic Media, publisher of Nagarik and Republica dailies along with Sukrabar Weekly, and manhandled the journalists and other staffers. The attackers said they had objection over the content published in Sukrabar Weekly, which had published news regarding […]

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IPI welcomes journalists’ release in Syria

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed news that a group of journalists kidnapped in Syria has been freed, but renewed its call for the release of three others currently believed held there. NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and four others were freed Monday following a firefight that erupted when captors transporting them […]

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Prize-winning Brazilian journalist forced to leave home after threat

The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on Brazilian authorities to immediately investigate reports of death threats against award-winning investigative journalist Mauri König. According to the Brazilian Association for Investigative Journalism (Abraji), König and his family were forced to leave their home in Curitiba, capital of the southern state of Paraná, and go into hiding […]

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