Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI expresses concern over draft media law
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 5 June 2001 letter to Turkish Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit, IPI expressed deep concern over a draft media law that would require Internet websites in Turkey to submit their pages to the authorities prior to publication. According to IPI sources, if the draft law is passed, website operators would be forced […]
IPI response to Korean minister and government spokesman regarding the government’s tax probe of media companies
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is IPI’s response to a 17 May 2001 letter from Minister and Government Spokesman Oh Hong-Keun, regarding the Korean government’s harassment of the press. For your information, Oh’s letter is also included below: Mr. Oh Hong-Keun Minister and Government Spokesman Government Information Agency Seoul South Korea Vienna, 29 May 2001 Dear […]
Newspaper target of bomb attack
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 25 May 2001 letter to the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Raif Denktash, IPI strongly condemned a bomb attack on a newspaper in northern Cyprus. On 24 May, a bomb exploded at the printing office of opposition newspaper “Avrupa”. The bomb caused serious damage to the building […]
Newspaper vendor arrested, editor sought by police
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 25 May 2001 letter to President Bakili Muluzi, IPI condemned the recent decision of the police in the Malawi capital Lilongwe to arrest a newspaper vendor selling newspapers critical of the government. According to the information provided to IPI, on 23 May, newspaper vendor Austin Machewere was arrested by a police […]
Newspaper faces several civil defamation suits
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 22 May 2001 letter to Malawian President Bakili Muluzi, IPI expressed its continued concern over the plight of the independent weekly “The Chronicle”; in particular, the number of outstanding civil defamation suits that the newspaper is facing, which IPI fears are being used to consume the newspaper’s finances. According to the […]
IPI concerned over closure of “La Libre Afrique” and suspects political motives
(IPI/IFEX) – In an 18 May 2001 letter to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila, IPI expressed grave concern about the recent closure of the Kinshasa based private newspaper “La Libre Afrique” and suspects political motives, unmentioned in the official explanation, are the reason for the closure. According to IPI’s sources, Minister of […]
IPI condemns bomb attack on journalist
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 16 May 2001 letter to Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, IPI strongly condemned a bomb attack against a journalist in Spain’s Basque region. On 15 May, journalist Gorka Landaburu suffered injuries to his hands and face when he opened a parcel bomb delivered to his house in the town of […]
IPI concerned over ongoing attempts to muzzle independent press’s critical voice
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 16 May 2001 IPI letter to South Korean President Kim Dae-jung: His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 16 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned over what appears to […]