Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
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, […]
IPI condemns journalist Alhagie Mbye’s continued detention
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 28 November 2001 letter to President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, IPI condemned the continued detention of a journalist in The Gambia. According to information provided to IPI, on 21 November, Alhagie Mbye, a senior and well-respected reporter with the private Banjul daily “The Independent” was arrested by members of the National Intelligence […]
IPI condemns government’s decision to include criminal defamation provision in electoral bill
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 26 November 2001 letter to Prime Minister Helen Clark, IPI condemned the recent decision of the New Zealand government to include a criminal defamation provision in its Electoral Amendment Bill (No.2). According to the information provided to IPI, on 15 November, Member of Parliament (MP) Margaret Wilson, the New Zealand associate […]
Independent economic magazine now required to pay general circulation tax
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 21 November 2001 letter of protest to Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Zoran Djindjic from IPI affiliate South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO): H.E. Zoran Djindjic Prime Minister Republic of Serbia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fax: + 381 11 3617-609 Vienna, 21 November 2001 Your Excellency, The […]
Eighteen IFEX members sign appeal urging Syria to stop terrorising journalist’s family
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a joint action signed by eighteen IFEX members, urging the Syrian government to do everything in its power to end the harassment of the Nayyouf family and to ensure that the charges against Nizar Nayyouf are immediately dropped: Joint Appeal to Syria to Stop Terrorising Journalist’s Family According to the […]
Parliament rejects amendment to the Penal Code that would have abolished provisions on insult laws
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to President Rudolf Schuster: H.E. Rudolf Schuster President Bratislava Slovak Republic Via Fax: + 421 7 544 17 532 Vienna, 15 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is disappointed that the Slovakian parliament rejected […]
SEEMO condemns attack on independent newspaper publisher
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a protest letter to Albanian Prime Minister Ilir Meta from IPI affiliate South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO): His Excellency Ilir Meta Prime Minister Tirana Albania Fax: + 355 42 34818 Vienna, 14 November 2001 Your Excellency, The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media […]
Authorities’ and ruling party members’ harassment of Nayyouf’s relatives continues
(IPI/IFEX) – In an 8 November 2001 letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, IPI strongly condemned the harassment of journalist Nizar Nayyouf’s relatives by the authorities and members of the governing party, al-Ba’ath, in Syria. According to the information before IPI, two of Nayyouf’s brothers, Amjad and Mamdouh Nayyouf, who worked as teachers, were dismissed […]