International Press Institute (IPI)

Amendments to the Hungarian constitution include provisions that ban political advertisements on commercial media channels during campaign seasons.

The International Press Institute calls on the Venezuelan interim government to respect press freedom, refrain from any form of harassment of opposition media, and ensure the safety of journalists in the upcoming presidential election. The vote, to be held on April 14, will be a crucial test for the state of press freedom in post-Chávez Venezuela.

An Antigua and Barbuda-based online news website reported that one of its journalists had been shot at several times after covering a West Indies cricket match.

Only four hours after Lualua TV, which is licensed in the United Kingdom, started operating from a warehouse in North West London in July 2011, its satellite signal experienced a disruption caused by an unknown third party – a process commonly known as “jamming”.

An Indonesian journalist was beaten after being erroneously identified by a villager as the daughter of one of the parties to the land dispute she was covering. She suffered physical injuries that resulted in a miscarriage.

Over 30 IFEX members express concern at a set of proposals put forth by the government of Ecuador and due to be discussed on 8 March in Ecuador that seek to reform the OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.

Current and former members of Slovakia’s judiciary are seeking €940,000 from a tabloid that published photographs and video from a 2010 party that appeared to depict acts making light of a mass murder.

During the 5th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, representatives from across the world discussed citizen journalists, diversity and other issues facing the media.