Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Italian journalist, Palestinian media worker killed in Gaza
Simone Camilli and Ali Shehda Abu Afash were killed in the northern town of Beit Lahiya today when an unexploded missile blew up.
Opinion spaces decrease in Venezuela a month after publication is sold
The recent suspensions and departures of so many writers at El Universal is definitely alarming, as it will likely diminish the spectrum of opinions in Venezuela, a country where the open spaces of opinions are becoming less and less common.
British Virgin Islands revises cybercrime bill to add public interest clause
In a rare move by the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Governor to withhold assent, the House of Assembly opted to revisit and amend the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act last week to include a public-interest exemption.
Conviction in attack that killed photographer Anja Niedringhaus and injured correspondent Kathy Gannon
In what is cautiously being seen as a step forward in the fight against impunity in Afghanistan, an Afghan police officer has been found guilty in the death of AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus and the wounding of AP correspondent Kathy Gannon.
Spotlight shifts from Brazil, but fight for safety of the country’s journalists continues
It’s inevitable that some of the world’s attention will shift away from Brazil, so IFEX members are calling on the country’s authorities to finally implement safety measures that could have prevented attacks on journalists during the World Cup.
Investigative journalist returns to Trinidad despite death threats
“I decided to come to Trinidad because I did not want them to win,” journalist Mark Bassant told IPI. “I wanted to take back my life and do what I do best for the people of Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean.”
Impunity persists: 20 years of fear in The Gambia
It’s been 20 years since Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh overthrew the Gambian government and proclaimed himself President of the Republic. Some of the human rights violations recorded over the last 20 years include the killing of 14 protesters in April 2000 and the killing of journalist Deyda Hydara in 2004.
EU defamation laws fall dramatically short of international standards, report finds
According to a new report, just five out of 28 EU member states have repealed general criminal defamation and insult laws, despite broad international consensus among legal experts and press freedom advocates that criminal punishments for defamation represent a disproportionate restriction on free expression.