Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
State prosecutor plans to file charges against television programme host
(IPI/IFEX) – In an 8 February 2002 letter to President Stjepan Mesic, IPI and its affiliate, the South East European Media Organisation (SEEMO), expressed their deep concern over the case of Denis Latin. According to IPI’s and SEEMO’s sources, the state prosecutor plans to file charges against Latin, host of the Croatian Television programme “Latinica”, […]
“The Wall Street Journal” managing editor prepared to work with journalist’s kidnappers to secure his release
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 30 January 2002 letter to President and Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf, IPI expressed its deep concern for the safety of journalist Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped on 23 January while in Karachi to interview leaders of radical Islamic groups. Pearl, a reporter for “The Wall Street Journal”, was working on […]
IPI expresses concern over proposal for media law amendments that would adversely affect media freedom
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 17 December 2001 letter to Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi, IPI expressed its deep concern over proposals for media law amendments that would have an adverse effect on media freedom in Kenya. According to IPI’s sources, the Statutes Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill includes measures that will create the office of a […]
IPI concerned about plight of staff from Liberian newspaper who are seeking refugee status
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 13 December 2001 letter to Ghanaian President John Kufuor and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers, IPI expressed its deep concern about the plight of staff from the Liberian “New Democrat” newspaper who are currently seeking refugee status in Ghana. According to the information provided to IPI, the following […]
Nizar Nayyouf’s brother assaulted, three family members begin hunger strike
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 6 December 2001 letter to President Bashar al-Assad, IPI strongly condemned the ongoing campaign of harassment and violence against the Nayyouf family. In protest of the government’s intimidation campaign, three family members, Hayyan, Mamdouh and Salah Nayyouf, have now begun a hunger strike and are currently surviving only on water. According […]
Fifty-three journalists and media workers killed so far in 2001, according to IPI
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 30 November 2001 A Year of Living Dangerously: 53 journalists killed so far in 2001 53 journalists and media workers were killed between 1 January and 30 November 2001, according to the International Press Institute (IPI). Ten were killed in Colombia, eight in Afghanistan, and […]
Journalist Nayyouf’s family about to be exiled, held incommunicado
(IPI/IFEX) – The 28 November 2001 alert was incorrectly titled, “Journalist Nizar Nayyouf’s family exiled”. The alert should have been titled, “Journalist Nayyouf’s family about to be exiled, held incommunicado.” The IFEX Clearing House regrets the error. IPI has also learned that members of the Nayyouf family have received anonymous death threats, that they “will […]
Journalist Nizar Nayyouf’s family exiled
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 28 November 2001 letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, IPI strongly condemned the decision to exile the family of Syrian journalist Nizar Nayyouf. According to IPI sources, Syrian authorities are preparing to exile the journalist’s family to Lebanon. In a bid to keep them incommunicado until successfully expelled from the country, […]