The International Press Institute (IPI) today called on Jordan to repeal a new law reintroducing prison sentences as a potential punishment for journalists operating in the online sphere and for the head of the country’s Media Commission to follow through on a commitment to start a process to swap the country’s news website licensing requirement for a registration system.

فيينا في 19 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر 2015 – دعا المعهد الدولي للصحافة (IPI) اليوم الأردن إلى إلغاء القانون الجديد الذي يقضي بإدخال التوقيف كعقوبة محتملة للصحفيين العاملين على الإنترنت ودعا أيضاً رئيس هيئة الإعلام إلى الالتزام ببدء عملية استبدال متطلبات ترخيص المواقع الإخبارية بنظام تسجيل.

The next Spanish government should repeal a controversial public security law and restore independence to the country’s public broadcaster, a group of international press freedom organisations said in a report released today.

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is pleased to announce today’s opening of the IX South East Europe Media Forum (SEEMF), bringing together regional media CEOs, editors-in-chief, leading journalists, business professionals and governmental and NGO representatives to discuss the topic “Media in South East Europe – the Struggle for Success on the Web”. The […]