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New Reports Detail Little Progress in Fight Against Soft Censorship

Soft censorship continues to be a major threat to press freedom and the governments of Hungary, Mexico and Serbia appear unwilling to follow recommendations that would guarantee a non-discriminatory allocation of public funds and government advertising across the media.

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2015-10-29 16:48

International Editors Stand in Solidarity with Turkish Colleagues

More than 50 leading international media editors have written an open letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan raising profound concerns about the deteriorating conditions for press freedom in Turkey in the run up to the elections this weekend.

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2015-10-29 15:54

"A Dark Day" for Turkish Press Freedom

Turkish media organisation İpek Media Group was forcibly put into receivership last night upon the ruling of an Ankara court that ordered trustees be appointed to replace the existing board of directors. It comes as no surprise to those closely watching the deteriorating press freedom situation in Turkey that prominent pro-government supporters have reportedly been selected to take charge of the company.

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2015-10-27 15:46

World’s Press Condemns Attack on Journalist and Denounces Assault on Press Freedom in Turkey

WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum have condemned a violent assault on a journalist as well as a series of attacks against Daily Hürriyet, just the latest in a string of recent assaults on press freedom in Turkey.

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2015-10-02 16:40

Protest Campaign - Turkey, 2 October 2015

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2015-10-02 15:52

“Decriminalise Expression Across Africa” Says Leading Campaign Group

Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 19-20 September, the Decriminalisation of Expression (www.DoXAfrica.org) Campaign group reaffirmed its commitment to decriminalising defamation, libel and ‘insult’ laws, sedition and false news across the African continent.

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2015-09-20 10:15

World’s Press Calls on Turkey to Release Mohammed Ismael Rasool, Respect the Right to Freedom of Expression

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum welcome the release of VICE News reporters Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, but calls on the authorities to ensure their Turkish colleague Mohammed Ismael Rasool is immediately released and the charges against him are dropped.

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2015-09-05 12:11

Turkish Government Targets Critical Press, Jails Investigative Journalists

With charges of terrorism levelled at journalists, regular court cases and police raids against media houses, the Turkish state is stepping up its attacks and intimidation of the press as snap elections scheduled for November approach.

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2015-09-01 17:24

Protest Campaign - Malaysia, 28 July 2015

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2015-07-28 17:45

One Year On, World’s Press Demands Release of Jason Rezaian

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have called on Iranian authorities to drop charges against Washington Post Iran correspondent Jason Rezaian and to immediately release the journalist, who has just spent his 365th day in prison.

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2015-07-22 15:13

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