Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
Politicians interfere in political talk show programming during election campaign
Certain journalists have been excluded from the lists of those who can take part in talk shows where politicians are scheduled to be interviewed.
Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice
Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.
Directors of four television stations believe municipal authorities are trying to silence their media outlets
Four Odessa-based television stations claim their activities are being hampered in an attempt to silence them after they were forced to move out of a municipal building to allow for renovations.
Journalist assaulted, allegedly on MP’s orders
Journalist Ruslan Lubchenko was assaulted and briefly detained by police after he tried to photograph a tent site in Kyiv.
In separate incidents, unknown individuals fire gunshots at offices of “Viche-inform” weekly and Nova Zorya publishing house
IMI speculates that the incidents may have been acts of revenge, in retaliation for reports published in “Viche-inform” and “Nova Zorya” newspapers.
Shots fired at office of daily “Express” for third time in six months
The newspaper’s journalists believe someone is trying to intimidate them, but do not know which news stories might be the reason for the attacks.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom
While calling on the Moroccan government to stop the current crackdown against press freedom, 31 IFEX members and others condemn the recent arrests and harassment of journalists and independent press.