The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed remarks by the head of Jordan’s Media Commission and members of Parliament that they were open to changing a licensing scheme for news websites, but cautioned that the statements – which echoed similar, past comments by the government – need to be followed by concrete action. The Media […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged lawmakers in Trinidad and Tobago to take into account concerns by media stakeholders over a proposed cybercrime law. The country’s Parliament is preparing for a third reading on a wide-ranging online crimes bill that targets, among other things, unauthorised data access, cyber-bullying and identity fraud. However, media groups, […]

Turkish journalists marked World Press Freedom Day on Sunday with a march calling for people to “stand up for journalism”, saying that the fight for press freedom is “the struggle of every citizen that misses a free and democratic Turkey”. “[F]reedom is the oxygen of journalism, and free journalism is the assurance of democracy”, prominent […]

Myanmar journalist Soe Yarzar Tun stood up from the crowd wearing a mask and holding a placard reading “Stop beating, arresting, imprisoning journalists”, interrupting Myanmar Information Minister Ye Htut as he spoke. It was March 27 – just one month ago – and the information minister was speaking at the first day of the International […]