Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
Journalist faces criminal defamation charges
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 25 June 2001 letter to President Rudolf Schuster, IPI expressed its deep concern over charges of criminal defamation that he brought against a Slovak journalist. According to IPI’s sources, the president has filed a lawsuit against Ales Kratky, a commentator with the Slovak daily “Novy Cas”. Kratky is being sued under […]
IPI concerned about accusations against editor
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 21 June 2001 letter to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, IPI expressed deep concern over recent articles appearing in two state newspapers and an independent newspaper accusing the editor of the Tamil Net of acting as a spy for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). According to information provided to IPI, […]
IPI condemns criminal charges against editors
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 21 June 2001 letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, IPI strongly condemned the criminal charges brought against Mamduh Mahran, chief editor of the independent newspapers “Al-Nabaa” and “Akhir Khabar”, and Wahid Ghazi, editor-in-chief of “Al-Muwajaha” newspaper. According to IPI sources, Mahran was detained by Egyptian police and interrogated by the state […]
Journalist charged, media group owner jailed, planned media law reform poses threat to independent media
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 19 June 2001 letter to Turkish Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit, IPI expressed its deep concern about the charges against Fehmi Koru, journalist and columnist of the daily “Yeni Safak”, the imprisonment of Mehmet Kutlular, owner of the Yeni Asya media group, the use of Article 312 of the Turkish Penal Code […]
Journalist briefly detained, threatened
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter of protest from the IPI affiliate South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), regarding the security of journalists in Macedonia: H.E. Boris Trajkovski President Office of the President Skopje Macedonia By Fax: (+ 3892) 112 147 Vienna, 15 June 2001 Your Excellency, The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), […]
Press freedom organisations concerned about criminal defamation and insult laws
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 13 June 2001 IPI press release: Press Freedom Organisations Concerned about Existing Criminal Defamation and Insult Laws in EU Member-States On 13 June, the Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organisations sent a letter to the Swedish Prime Minister (see below) urging him to raise the issue of the continued […]
IPI condemns the arrest of three newspaper workers
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 7 June 2001 letter to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, IPI condemned the recent decision of the Nepalese authorities to arrest the editor and two company directors of the “Kantipur Daily”, one of the largest private sector newspapers in Nepal. On the basis of information provided to IPI, Yuvaraj Ghimire, editor […]
IPI concerned by intended penal code amendments
(IPI/IFEX) – In an 8 June 2001 letter to Laos President Khamtay Siphandone, IPI expressed its concern over recent comments made by Information and Culture Minister Phandouangchit Vongsa that the Laos government intends to amend the penalty for freelance journalists who provide false information on Laos. According to information provided to IPI, on 8 June, […]