Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI condemns journalist’s detention
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 24 March 2004 IPI letter to Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Laurette Onkelinx: H.E. Mr. Guy Verhofstadt Prime Minister Brussels Belgium Fax: +322-512 69 53 / 511 5021 H.E. Ms. Laurette Onkelinx Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Brussels Belgium Fax: […]
Gunmen attack journalist’s residence
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 22 March 2004 IPI Worried by Attack on Haitian Journalist The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, calls on the Haitian National Police to protect journalists after gunmen fired on the residence of Radio Vision 2000 journalist […]
IPI concerned over criminal prosecution of newspaper editor
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to President Tejan Kabbah, copied to the minister of information: H. E. Tejan Kabbah Office of The President State House Freetown, Sierra Leone Fax: +232 22 231404 Minister of Information Youyi Building, 9th Floor Freetown, Sierra Leone Fax: +232 22 231404 Vienna, 19 March 2004 Your Excellency, […]
Journalist receives death threats
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 17 March 2004 letter that was sent to Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and to Home Affairs Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury: Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia Office of the Prime Minister Gona Bhaban Sher-e Bangla Nagar Dhaka, Bangladesh Fax: +880 2 811 3243 / 3244 / 1015 / 1490 […]
IPI World Press Freedom Review 2003 highlights sacrifices made by war reporters
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 10 March 2004 IPI press release: Vienna, 10 March 2004 The Deadly Cost of Reporting War The International Press Institute’s (IPI) World Press Freedom Review 2003 highlights the extreme sacrifices made by journalists reporting from the battlefront. With 19 journalists killed in Iraq, 14 during the war, five in […]
IPI concerned about ongoing harassment of independent media ahead of the October presidential election
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 9 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, 9 March 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the […]
IFJ and IPI criticise government over lack of transparency in media bill drafting
(IFJ/IPI/IFEX) – The following is an 8 March 2004 joint IFJ and IPI media release: IFJ and IPI Criticise Ethiopian Government Over Lack of Transparency in Media Bill Drafting Two of the world’s leading press freedom groups, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), have criticised the failure of the […]
Independent printing house continues to face harassment
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 4 March 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 March 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute […]