Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Independent newspaper faces ongoing legal and financial harassment
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 4 May 2004 IPI letter to President Ilham Aliyev: H. E. Ilham Aliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Office of the President 19 Istiqlaiyyat St. 370066 Baku Azerbaijan Fax: +994 12 92 06 25/ 92 28 68 Vienna, 4 May 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), […]
IPI to honour CASCFEN with 2004 Free Media Pioneer Award
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 3 May 2004 IPI Announces Free Media Pioneer Award Winner On Monday, 3 May 2004, World Press Freedom Day, the International Press Institute (IPI) announced it has decided to honour the Central Asian and Southern Caucasian Freedom of Expression Network (CASCFEN) with its 2004 Free […]
IPI urges United States to review visa policy for foreign journalists
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 30 April 2004 On World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2004, IPI Urges United States to Review Visa Policy for Foreign Journalists Integral to every democracy and civil society, the journalism profession remains one of the most dangerous with 64 journalists killed in 2003, and […]
IPI welcomes president’s veto of Law on Mass Media
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 22 April 2004 IPI press release: Vienna, 22 April 2004 IPI Welcomes Kazakh President’s Veto of Law on Mass Media The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, welcomes the decision by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, […]
IPI criticises decision to relocate parliamentary press gallery
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 22 April 2004 IPI Criticises Decision to Relocate SA Parliamentary Press Gallery Breaking an agreement made last year, the secretary of parliament, Sindiso Mfenyana, this week told members of the South African Parliamentary Press Gallery Association (PPGA) to vacate their offices in parliament by 23 […]
Owner of Belgrade dailies attacked and threatened
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 22 April 2004 letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: H.E. Vojislav Kostunica Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Fax: +381 11 3617 609 H.E. Dragan Jocic Minister of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia and […]
IPI condemns attacks on journalists at opposition rally
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 15 April 2004 IPI letter to President Robert Kocharian: H.E. Robert Kocharian President Office of the President Marshal Baghramian St. 26 375077 Yerevan Armenia Fax: + (374 1) 521- 551 / 561-581 / 151-152 Vienna, 15 April 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of […]
Civil defamation action brought against media outlets that form Telegraf Information and Publishing Group
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 31 March 2004 IPI letter to President Leonid Kuchma: H.E. Leonid Kuchma President Office of the President Vul. Bankova 11 252005 Kiev Ukraine Fax: +380-44-293 10 01 / 293 73 64 / 291 61 61 Vienna, 31 March 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network […]