Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI condemns British authorities’ seizure of two Indymedia Web servers
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 20 October 2004 IPI letter to British Home Secretary David Blunkett: Rt. Hon David Blunkett MP Home Secretary The Home Office 50 Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H 9AT UK E-mail: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Vienna, 20 October 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists […]
IPI report says press freedom deteriorating
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 19 October 2004 IPI press release: Vienna, 19 October 2004 IPI Intifada Report Says Press Freedom Deteriorating: Heavy Media Casualties, Perpetrators Go Unpunished Journalists have featured heavily as victims since the beginning of the violent conflict in Israel and Palestine on September 28, 2000, with 12 journalists killed and […]
IPI concerned that editor’s right to a fair trial was compromised
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an 8 October 2004 IPI letter to President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah: H. E. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Office of the President State House Freetown Sierra Leone Fax: +232 22 225 615 Vienna, 8 October 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media […]
IPI welcomes press freedom commitments by government and Maoist rebels
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 5 October 2004 IPI welcomes commitment to press freedom by representatives of Nepal’s government and the CPN-Maoist party. The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists dedicated to the furtherance and safeguarding of press freedom, welcomes recent commitments […]
IPI concerned about closure of several newspapers ahead of October parliamentary elections
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 4 October 2004 IPI letter to President Aleksandr Lukashenko: H.E. Aleksandr Lukashenko President Office of the President Minsk Republic of Belarus Fax: + 375 17 222 35 03 Vienna, 4 October 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists […]
In response to international media organisations’ concerns, information minister agrees to review certain provisions of draft press law
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 29 September 2004 press statement: Addis Ababa, 29 September 2004 PRESS STATEMENT ON MEETING BETWEEN ETHIOPIAN MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ORGANISATIONS ON THE DRAFT PRESS LAW At a meeting called by the Ministry of Information on 28 September 2004 in Addis Ababa, the International Press Institute, the […]
Publisher and editor faces criminal charges
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to President Aleksander Kwasniewski: H.E. Aleksander Kwasniewski President of the Republic of Poland Kancelaria Prezydenta RP ul. Wiejska 10 00-902 Warsaw Poland Fax: (+ 48 22) 695 12 53 Vienna, 28 September 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives […]
SEEMO concerned about recent court decision involving Sofia-based daily “Trud”
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: H.E. Simeon Saxecoburggotski Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Fax: +359 2 981 8070 H.E. Anton Stankov Minister of Justice Sofia, Bulgaria Fax: +359 2 987 4058 Vienna, 23 September 2004 Your Excellencies, The […]