Monitoring report: Defamation laws still concern for Europe media
January 30th, 2018
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VIENNA, Dec 17, 2015 – The International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes today’s Seoul Central District Court’s verdict that acquits former Sankei Shimbun Seoul bureau chief Tatsuya Kato of defaming President Park Geun-hye. Nonetheless, IPI reminds South Korean authorities that criminalising defamation falls dramatically short of international legal standards and has a chilling effect on journalists.
VIENNA, Dec 9, 2015 – The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed disappointment over the decision of the Hungarian Parliament’s Justice Committee not to advance a bill that would have repealed criminal defamation and established safeguards against the abuse of civil defamation law.
VIENNA, Nov 16, 2015 – New draft legislation intended to combat the abuse of Greece’s civil defamation law in cases involving journalists marks a step in the right direction, but must be complemented by the repeal of criminal defamation, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) said today following a joint three-day visit to Athens.
VIENNA, 20 Oct. 2015 – A decision by South Korean prosecutors to seek jail time for a Japanese journalist accused of defaming the South Korean president risks chilling media coverage of political figures, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today.
VIENNA, 19 Oct 2015 – The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed alarm over a proposed law in Kenya that stipulates heavy fines or jail terms for journalists and others deemed to have defamed the country’s Parliament.