Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI concerned by press reform issue’s severe implications for press freedom
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung: His Excellency Kim Dae-Jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 8 August 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned by the severe implications for […]
IPI concerned over journalist’s imprisonment
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 1 August 2001 letter to US Attorney General John Ashcroft, IPI expressed concern over the jailing of a journalist for refusing to hand over her research notes to a federal grand jury. According to the information before IPI, Vanessa Leggett, a freelance journalist, was found in contempt of court by U.S. […]
New attempts to censor journalists covering developments in Chechnya
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 27 July 2001 letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, IPI expressed its deep concern about the Russian army’s latest attempt to censor journalists covering developments in Chechnya. According to IPI’s sources, on 26 July, journalists based in Khankala, the Russian military headquarters for Chechnya, were told by army officials that when […]
IPI condemns government decision to suspend accreditation of BBC correspondents
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 27 July 2001 letter to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, IPI deplored the latest decision by the Zimbabwean government to suspend the accreditation of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) correspondents in the country. On the basis of information provided to IPI, on 26 July, the state-owned newspaper “The Herald” published an official letter […]
Television journalist Georgi Sanaia killed
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 27 July 2001 letter to Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze, IPI strongly condemned the murder of Georgi Sanaia, a news presenter at the independent Rustavi-2 national television station and one of Georgia’s most popular television journalists. Sanaia, 25, who also hosted a late-night political discussion programme, was found dead in his flat […]
IPI concerned over use of criminal defamation laws to intimidate editor-in-chief
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, in which IPI expresses concern over the use of criminal defamation laws to intimidate the editor-in-chief of a newspaper: Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat Colombo-1 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 1 333 […]
IPI updates report on Israeli-Palestinian conflict and calls for independent monitoring
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 25 July 2001 IPI press release: Vienna, 25 July, 2001 IPI Updates Report on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Calls for Independent Monitoring The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, has updated and revised its report on press freedom violations related to the Palestinian Intifada. […]
SEEMO concerned over number of press freedom violations
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter from IPI affiliate South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), regarding a number of press freedom violations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Serbia: H.E. Vojislav Kostunica President Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fax: + 381 11 3015055 Vienna, 24 July 2001 Your Excellency, The Vienna-based South East […]