Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI stresses need for fundamental change in U.S. visa regulations for journalists following detention of Austrian journalist
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge: H.E. Colin Powell U.S. Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 USA Fax: 001202-261 85 77 H.E. Tom Ridge Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of […]
IPI disappointed by court’s decision to reject journalist’s right of confidentiality
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 13 November 2003 IPI press release: Vienna, 13 November 2003 IPI Disappointed by South African Court’s Decision to Reject Journalist’s Right of Confidentiality The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, is disappointed at the decision of the […]
IPI condemns use of assembly resolution to punish the press
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an 11 November 2003 IPI letter to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee: H.E. Atal Behari Vajpayee Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister New Delhi 110 011 India Fax: + 91 11 301 6857 Vienna, 11 November 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of […]
IPI calls on president to turn state-controlled television into genuine public service broadcasters
(IPI/IFEX) – In an 11 November 2003 letter to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, IPI called on her to turn state-controlled television in Sri Lanka into genuine public service broadcasters. After reviewing the recent crisis in Sri Lanka that saw President Kumaratunga remove the country’s information minister and dismiss the heads of state-controlled broadcasters, replacing them […]
IPI calls for lifting of emergency laws that impede free flow of information
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 6 November 2003 IPI Supports Speedy Return to Parliamentary Democracy and the Lifting of Emergency Laws in Sri Lanka The International Press Institute (IPI) calls on President Chandrika Kumaratunga to rescind her decision to introduce emergency laws that impede the free flow of information in […]
Accreditation rules for journalists to be tightened
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon: His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Office of the Prime Minister 3 Kaplan Street Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem Israel Fax: (+ 972-2) 513 950 Vienna, 4 November 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, […]
ANZ chief executive’s niece released
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 28 October 2003 IPI Watch List protest to President Robert Mugabe: His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Fax: (+ 263 4) 728 799 / 708 820 / 734 644 Vienna, 28 October 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network […]
IPI expresses concern over brutal attack on Turkish Cypriot journalist
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 22 October 2003 IPI letter to Rauf Raif Denktash, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: H.E. Rauf Raif Denktash President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Office of the President Lefkosa Cyprus Fax: +90 392 22 78 516 Vienna, 22 October 2003 Your Excellency, The International […]