Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Journalists sentenced to life imprisonment, death granted retrial in Egypt
Egypt’s Court of Cassation accepted an appeal in the “Rabaa Operation Room” case, in which the journalists and media workers were charged with plotting unrest, spreading false news and leading an operations room in support of deposed President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, which the Egyptian government considers a terrorist organisation.
In Suu Kyi election victory, Burmese journalists see chance for change
The NLD’s landslide victory presents an opportunity to evaluate the Burmese media’s ability to report freely and independently on issues of public interest.
Protect Hungarians’ right to criticise public officials, say IFEX members
IFEX members support the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union’s draft law to decriminalise libel and defamation of public officials
Jordan reintroduces prison terms as punishment for journalists operating online
The reintroduction of potential prison terms for online journalists has gained attention in recent weeks after two journalists were detained in the wake of a government body’s ruling that the new law – Art. 11 of Jordan’s Cyber Crimes Law, which addresses defamation or insult in materials posted online – supersedes an explicit prohibition against imprisonment in Jordan’s Press and Publications Law.
U.S. Journalists’ dismissal from university grounds prompts discussion on media in public settings
Activists celebrating the resignation of the university’s president and its chancellor in the face of criticism over the school’s handling of a series of recent race-related incidents forced at least two journalists off the school’s quad after deeming the public area as a “safe space” that was off-limits to media.
Greek civil defamation reform bill step in the right direction
The proposed changes would scrap the law’s minimum limit for compensation in defamation cases and institute a mandatory 20-day pre-trial period during which the impugned media outlet would have the opportunity to publish a retraction.
Japanese journalist faces prison time for allegedly defaming South Korean president
Prosecutors announced on Monday that they would request an 18-month prison sentence for Tatsuya Kato, former Seoul bureau chief of the Sankei Shimbun newspaper, over an article questioning President Park Geun-hye’s whereabouts during a tragic ferry accident in April 2014 that resulted in over 300 deaths.
U.N. Rapporteur calls for whistleblower, source protections
In a new report released this week, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression has called on states to protect the right of whistle-blowers to disclose information in the public interest and to uphold the general principle of source confidentiality in law and practice.