Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI concerned about occupation of magazine’s editorial offices
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to President H.E. Vladimir Putin: H.E. Vladimir Putin President The Kremlin Moscow Russia Fax: + 7095 206 51 73 Vienna, 3 October 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives, and leading journalists, is concerned at the disturbing and untenable […]
IPI calls on U.S. military to review investigation procedures into deaths of journalists
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 24 September 2003 IPI Calls on U.S. Military to Review Investigation Procedures into the Deaths of Journalists The International Press Institute (IPI) called upon the U.S. military authorities to thoroughly review its investigation procedures into the deaths of journalists mistakenly killed by U.S. forces in […]
IPI concerned about editor’s disappearance and previous harassment of “The Independent” newspaper
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to President Yahya Jammeh: H.E. President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh State House Banjul The Gambia Fax: +220 227 034 Vienna, 24 September 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, wishes to express its concern at the disappearance […]
IPI conference examines state of independent public service broadcasting in Central, Eastern and South-eastern European countries
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 22 September 2003 IPI press release: Vienna, 22 September 2003 IPI Conference on Public Service Broadcasting, Bucharest, Romania (19-20 September 2003) Public service broadcasters from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as representatives from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Council of Europe, the European Commission and international non-governmental […]
IPI condemns authorities’ continued legal persecution and harassment of publishing company
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI statement: IPI Board Resolution on Presspublica At the Board Meeting of the International Press Institute (IPI) held in Salzburg on 13 September 2003, the IPI Board unanimously passed a resolution condemning the continued legal persecution and harassment by the Polish authorities of Presspublica Sp. z o.o., the publishing […]
Sri Lanka removed from IPI Watch List
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 17 September 2003 IPI Removes Sri Lanka from Watch List At the Board Meeting of the International Press Institute, held in Salzburg, Austria, on 13 September, the Executive Board Members voted to remove Sri Lanka while agreeing to keep Russia, South Korea, Venezuela and Zimbabwe […]
Resolutions from IPI’s 52nd General Assembly in Salzburg, Austria
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 15 September 2003 IPI statement: Resolutions – IPI 52nd General Assembly, Salzburg, Austria (15 September 2003) Resolution on WSIS Meeting at its Annual General Assembly on 15 September 2003 in Salzburg, Austria, the IPI membership unanimously passed a resolution stating that Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press […]
Reuters journalist Mazen Dana shot dead by U.S. tank crew in western Baghdad
(IPI/IFEX) – In an 18 August 2003 letter to United States (U.S.) Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, IPI condemned the shooting of a journalist by the U.S. military in Iraq. According to information placed before IPI, on 17 August, award-winning Reuters journalist Mazen Dana was shot dead by a U.S. tank crew as he was filming […]