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Missions

IPI occasionally leads missions to assess a country’s media environment. IPI representatives conduct meetings with publishers, editors and journalists from a broad range of media, as well as government officials, opposition leaders, and representatives of civil society, to investigate the current press freedom climate in countries around the world.

Tuesday, 08 December 2009

Failure to Solve Past Bangladesh Journalist Murders Hinders Future Press Freedom Development

With 16 Unsolved Killings since 1998, Impunity Overshadows Any Progress in Free Media Development 

During a 1-6 December 2009 press freedom mission to Bangladesh, the International Press Institute (IPI) found that there had been no discernible efforts to bring to justice the killers of the 16 journalists murdered since 1998, political influence over the media remained significant and the legal framework within which the media operates was in need of reform.

IPI last visited Bangladesh from 27 November to 2 December, 2008, shortly before general elections which brought back the  ...