International Press Institute (IPI)

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 9 March 2001 IPI Releases Report on Gambian National Media Commission Bill, 1999 The International Press Institute (IPI) today released a report examining the repressive provisions contained in the National Media Commission Bill, 1999 (“NMCB, 1999”). A Bill that the government of President Yahya A.J.J. […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 6 March 2001 letter to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, IPI expressed its deep concern about the recent harassment of the independent online newspaper Malaysiakini.com. IPI is informed that, on 5 March, the Malaysian national news agency, Bernama, quoted Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as saying, “… these people [Malaysiakini] really behave like […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 6 March 2001 Press Freedom Violations in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Areas (28 September – 28 February 2001) In December, the International Press Institute (IPI) highlighted in a detailed report the number of injuries and other press freedom violations against journalists and media professionals in […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 5 March 2001 letter to President Eduard Shevardnadze, IPI strongly condemned the assault on a Georgian journalist. According to IPI’s sources, Tamaz Tsertsvadze, editor of the Tbilisi weekly newspaper “Meridiani”, was attacked near his home by a group of unknown individuals late in the evening on 24 February. Tsertsvadze was severely […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 20 December 2000 letter to Haitian President René Préval, IPI strongly condemned the killing of a journalist in Haiti. According to information before IPI, Gerard Denoze, who covered sports for Radio Plus, was shot dead with a 9 mm handgun by two men as he got out of a taxi in […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In an 18 December 2000 letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, IPI strongly condemned the assault on an investigative reporter in Moscow. According to IPI’s sources, Oleg Luriye, a journalist with the newspaper “Novaïa Gazeta”, was attacked by unknown assailants early in the morning on 17 December. Luriye and his wife were about […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 6 December 2000 IPI press briefing: IPI WATCH LIST PRESS BRIEFING: RUSSIA On 7 December, the International Press Institute (IPI) sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing its concern at the methods employed during a search of the ORT Television offices (see attached). On 23 June 2000, […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 4 December 2000 letter to President Abduraman Wahid, IPI strongly condemned the 2 December 2000 arrest of a Swiss journalist by Indonesian police in Jayapura, capital of the Indonesia province of Irian Jaya. According to IPI’s sources, Oswald Iten, a veteran reporter for the Swiss daily newspaper “Neue Zürcher Zeitung”, was […]