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Police arrest Greek journalist Stratis Balaskas for insult in 2013. An appeals court upheld a guilt verdict against Balaskas in July 2016. , Photo courtesy of Stratis Balaskas/IPI

Greek editor sentenced for criticising school director’s extremist views

“I am really worried that this sentence will prohibit other journalists from writing freely and force them to censorship themselves,” journalist Stratis Balaskas says.

The UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on May 22, 2015. , REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Detained without charge: Jordanian journalist passes eight-month mark in UAE prison

“If Tayseer is guilty of a known crime, he should be given a fair trial. Otherwise, he should be immediately released,” said Amman-based journalist and IPI Executive Board Member Daoud Kuttab.

A monk takes a photo with his mobile phone outside the Punakha Dzong [administrative centre] in Bhutan, 17 April 2016, REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Bhutan’s unhappy decision

The Himalayan nation of Bhutan, known for its seclusion policies and Gross National Happiness index, has given a Facebook user a very unhappy choice: Pay the equivalent of 10 years’ salary or go to jail.

A passerby looks at posters of Veracruz state governor Javier Duarte with the words "State without law" during a demonstration outside the Government of Veracruz building in Mexico City on Aug. 31, 2015 against the murder of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa and four women, REUTERS/Henry Romero

The Veracruz journalist exodus continues

As threats and abuses escalate, another journalist is forced to escape one of Mexico’s most dangerous states for journalists.

The headstone of Baby Hope bears her real name, Anjelica Castillo, on 14 October 2013, in the Bronx borough of New York, AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

New York court order to handover materials challenged

A “New York Times” reporter should not be forced to handover materials about her jailhouse interview with the suspect in the 1991 murder of a toddler, nearly 60 news media outlets, journalists’ associations and press freedom defenders argued.

Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines., Wikimedia

New cybercrime law is fundamentally flawed

IFEX members protest the impact on free expression of the overly broad bill, adopted on 12 August.

A control room at HRT (Hrvatska radiotelevizija) in Croatia, 26 October 2011, Jason Paris/Flickr/Creative Commons license http://bit.ly/1e8oZvb

“Obvious interference” ahead of Croatia elections

Dramatic changes to Croatia’s public broadcaster draw sharp criticism from free expression organizations.

Journalist shout slogans demanding an investigation into the killing of two journalists and increased security for the profession during a march in Guatemala City, 11 March 2015, AP Photo/Moises Castillo

Daughter of murdered Guatemala journalist shot dead

The daughter of a veteran Guatemalan radio journalist gunned down on June 25 by unidentified attackers was herself fatally shot on Tuesday, prompting IPI to call on authorities to do more to protect journalists and bring their killers to justice.