Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
Thirty-one IFEX members and 25 other groups call on the President of Puntland to respect freedom of expression
Since Abdirahman Mohamed Farole became president on 11 January 2009, journalists have been arrested, physically assaulted, suspended, censored and even killed, and the operations of news media organisations have been threatened, closed or restricted.
Thirty-three IFEX members call for freedom of expression during historic elections
IFEX members called on the Burmese government and the governments of the ASEAN to ensure freedom of expression, access to information, democratic values and human rights are respected during this critical moment in the electoral history of Burma.
Journalist ordered to compensate member of parliament
Channel 5 journalist Olga Snisarchuk was ordered to pay US$2,500 to a member of parliament after referring to him as a “defector” in a news story.
Twenty-eight IFEX members voice concern about journalists’ safety in the lead up to the elections
With increased reports of killings, beating, assaults and threats to journalists, the space under which media exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms is increasingly being narrowed.
Twenty-four IFEX members express concern about proposed law that threatens media freedom
In an open letter to the president of the legislative assembly, 24 IFEX members express concern over two articles in the proposed Law against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination.
Thirty-three IFEX members condemn excessive prison sentence handed down to blogger Hossein Derakhshan
IFEX members condemned the 19-and-a-half-year prison sentence given to the Canadian-Iranian blogger and called for his immediate release.
Journalist suffers savage beating in Donetsk
Artem Furmanyuk said he does not discount the possibility that the brutal assault was an act of provocation linked to his work.
Joint statement on the 10th anniversary of journalist Gyorgy Gongadze’s death
On this occasion, IMI and IFJ once again called on the Ukrainian authorities to seriously investigate those who ordered the killing.