Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
Authorities replace owners as greatest threat to media in 2010, says IMI
Such was the conclusion arrived at by several experts at a round table entitled: “From Mass Media 2009 to Mass Media 2010: Chronic Diseases and New Epidemics”.
Provincial journalist who was the victim of a beating may have been targeted for his work
“‘Provincial Chronicles’ is an analytical programme which deals with serious issues and it is quite possible that some people may not like that,” said Boris Braguinskiy.
Newspaper journalists complain of police harassment, intimidation
Police have also arrested the director of “Express” newspaper for alleged tax evasion.
TVi urges president to address pressures exerted on channel
In an open letter to President Victor Yanukovich, TVi journalists expressed concern that the Security Service of Ukraine is backing the personal and business interests of its director.
More than 3,500 petition government to release journalists, writers
Petitioners’ names were collected through the “Our Society Will Be a Free Society” campaign, a coalition project dedicated to winning the freedom of all journalists jailed in Iran.
Newspaper editor brutally assaulted
Vasyl Demyaniv suffered a head injury and underwent surgery as a result of the beating.
UN Human Rights Council: 40 IFEX members reject “defamation of religions” resolutions
In a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council, 40 IFEX members protest resolutions on defamation of religion and the proposed elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 22 other organisations call on UN High Commissioner to support human rights activists, journalists and bloggers
Rights groups appeal to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to take up cases of free expression violations targetting Bahraini journalists, bloggers and human rights defenders in an upcoming visit to the country.