Court suspends prison sentence of Kazakh journalist IPI welcomes decision, but urges legal reform to prevent future abuse
The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed a Kazakh court decision suspending the 18-month prison sentence of journalist Guzyal Baidalinova on libel-related charges.
Croatian President: shaming law should be scrapped Press freedom campaigners meet Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović to express concern over public broadcaster
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović told an international media freedom delegation today that she supports efforts to protect the independence of national public broadcaster HRT and to repeal her country’s controversial ‘shaming’ law.
India criminal defamation ruling fails to recognise threat Supreme Court reinforces status quo whereby ‘there are just some things you cannot say’
Hopes that India’s Supreme Court would strike down laws criminalising defamation were dashed last month when the Court, upholding the laws, opined: “‘Reputation’ of one cannot be allowed to be crucified at the altar of the other’s right of free speech.”
Italian Senate considers bill to increase prison time for defamation IPI slams measure veering further from international standards on free expression
Investigative journalism could soon become riskier business in Italy, with the country’s Senate set to consider a bill that would increase jail time for defaming public officials.
Blog: Böhmermann case shows it’s never too early to repeal bad laws Dormant laws that threaten free expression on their face can always be revived
German politicians of all stripes are suddenly calling for the abolition of a seldom-used provision in Germany’s Criminal Code that punishes insulting foreign heads of state with up to five years in prison.
Zambia journalists charged with defaming country’s president Post journalists arrested over story quoting opposition leader
The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned Zambian authorities’ decision to charge two journalists working for the privately owned newspaper The Post with defaming Zambian President Edgar Lungu.
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