Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
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 […]
SEEMO concerned about position of journalists and media in South East Europe
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a press release of the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the IPI: Vienna, 3 May 2001 – World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2001 The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), stressed on World Press Freedom Day […]
In many countries silence is preferred to the truth, IPI notes on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 2 May 2001 World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2001 The occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2001 highlights the fact that in many countries silence is preferred to the truth With 56 journalists killed last year and 14 killed thus far in 2001, […]
Legal commentator for “Maariv” newspaper dismissed
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 26 April 2001 IPI letter to Ofer Nimrodi of the Maariv-Modi’in Publishing House concerning the dismissal of Moshe Negbi, legal commentator for the “Maariv” daily newspaper. In addition, set out below, is a petition signed by 300 journalists appealing for the reinstatement of Negbi: Mr. Ofer Nimrodi Maariv-Modi’in Publishing […]
Journalist Nizar Nayyouf on renewed hunger strike, imminent death feared
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 24 April 2001 letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, IPI expressed its deep concern about the fate of Nizar Nayyouf, a journalist and human rights activist, who is near death in a Damascus military prison after going on a renewed hunger strike. According to information before IPI, Nayyouf began a hunger […]