The International Press Institute (IPI) has welcomed a decision by prosecutors in Slovakia to drop criminal libel charges against journalist DuÅ¡an Karolyi. Slovakia’s General Prosecutor, JaromÃr ÄŒižnár, announced the move last week after previously committing to review Karolyi’s case in early September following outcry from regional press freedom groups, including IPI’s Slovak National...
A Slovak court’s decision ordering a tabloid to apologise to a judge for its reporting on a private party where attendees allegedly made light of a mass murder sets a dangerous precedent, the International Press Institute (IPI) and its Slovak National Committee said Wednesday. A Bratislava court on Monday ordered daily tabloid Nový ÄŒas to apologise to Slovakian Supreme Court Judge Daniel HudÃ...
