Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI protests decision to subpoena journalist’s telephone records
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to US Attorney General John Ashcroft: Mr. John Ashcroft The Attorney General US Department of Justice Washington, DC USA Fax: + 1 202-514-0293 Vienna, 10 September 2001 Dear Mr. Ashcroft, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, wishes to […]
IPI concerned over authorities’ decision to prosecute former editor
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to Minister of Justice Jaroslav Bures: JUDR. Jaroslav Bures Minister of Justice The Ministry of Justice Vysehradska 16 128 10 Prague The Czech Republic Fax: 00420 2 249 15 140 Vienna, 7 September 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading […]
Journalist killed
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 7 September 2001 letter to President Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, IPI strongly condemned the killing of radio journalist Jorge Mynor Alegria. According to IPI’s sources, Alegria, host of a call-in programme on Radio Amatique, which broadcasts from the port of Puerto Barrios throughout Guatemala’s eastern Izabal district, was shot and killed near […]
IPI places South Korea on “IPI Watch List”
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 6 September 2001 IPI press release: Vienna, 6 September 2001 IPI Places South Korea on “IPI Watch List” The International Press Institute (IPI), at a press conference held in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, 6 September 2001, announced that it has placed South Korea on the “IPI Watch List”. […]
IPI sends press freedom mission to South Korea
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 3 September 2001 IPI press release: Vienna, 3 September 2001 IPI Sends Press Freedom Mission to South Korea The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, will send a press freedom mission to South Korea from 5-8 September 2001. The decision to […]
SEEMO concerned over recent press freedom violations
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter of protest to President Vojislav Kostunica from IPI affiliate South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), regarding a number of press freedom violations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: His Excellency Vojislav Kostunica President Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia By Fax: + 381 11 – 301 50 55 Vienna, […]
Concern over Provision on the National Council of Press, TV, Radio and Internet
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 24 August 2001 IPI letter to President Heydar Alijev: HE Heydar Alijev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Office of the President 19 Istiqlaiyyat St. Baku, Azerbaijan Fax: + 994 12 92 06 25 Vienna, 24 August 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of […]
IPI fears radio station’s suspension part of a wider campaign to silence independent media prior to elections
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 20 August 2001 letter to Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, IPI expressed concern over the decision of the Zambian government to suspend with immediate effect the broadcasting licence of Radio Phoenix. On the basis of information provided to IPI, on 19 August, the chief spokesperson for the government, Vernon Mwaanga, issued a […]