Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
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Groups call on UN to protect free expression online
This week, a resolution on the importance of protecting human rights online was discussed at the 26th UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. Read the oral statement on this resolution led by ARTICLE 19 and supported by several IFEX members.
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Antiguan government should join other Caribbean nations by abolishing criminal libel
IPI calls on the newly elected prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda to keep to his promise and repeal criminal defamation within the first three months of his administration.
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A year after Turkey’s Gezi Park protests, free expression still under attack
Violence at Gezi Park anniversary protests in Turkey points to the fact that freedom of expression is still under threat one year after anti-government protest swept through the country.
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Turkish journalists face excessive charges for publishing classified documents
Turkish media reported last week that prosecutors were seeking 26 to 52 years behind bars for daily Taraf journalist Mehmet Baransu and Managing Editor Murat Sevki Coban for publishing classified documents from a 2004 National Security Council meeting.
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Government attacks deter press freedom in Ecuador
Almost a year after Ecuador’s Organic Communications Law was passed, many journalists say that the law has hindered press freedom on numerous occasions.
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Syrian journalist focuses on the human side of conflict
“If you speak your mind, or exercise a right to freedom of speech, you get killed. You get tortured. There’s no law to protect Syrians,” said Leila Nachawati, the editor of Syria Untold.
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Press shocked by revelations of plan to kill Trinidadian investigative journalist
Investigative TV journalist Mark Bassant was forced to flee Trinidad after learning that someone had ordered a hit on him in early May. Bassant had been reporting on the murder of a high-profile attorney.
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Global press network condemns censorship amid Thai military coup
All independent television and radio broadcasts in Thailand, including transmissions from foreign stations such as the BBC, Fox and CNN, have been suspended since the military coup, replaced by a military-run TV and radio broadcast that has been playing throughout the country.