Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI keeps Russia on “IPI Watch List” and adds three new countries
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 29 October 2000 IPI press release: Zurich, 29 October 2000 IPI Keeps Russia on “IPI Watch List” and Adds Three New Countries At the Board Meeting of the International Press Institute (IPI), held in Zurich, Switzerland, on 29 October, the Executive Board Members unanimously agreed to keep Russia on […]
IPI media workshop confronts issues of concern in EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: IPI Media Workshop Confronts Issues of Concern in EU Charter of Fundamental Rights On 26 – 27 October, the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, will open its international media workshop on the proposed EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. To […]
Three more newspapers banned
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 24 October 2000 letter to Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, IPI condemned the “temporary” bans on three weekly newspapers, increasing the total of recently banned publications in Iran to more than twenty. According to IPI’s sources, the weeklies “Sobh-e Omid” (Morning of Hope), “Mihan” (Homeland) and “Sepideh-e Zendegi” (Dawn of Life) were […]
IPI condemns murder of journalist
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 20 October 2000 letter to Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, IPI condemned the murder of a Sri Lankan journalist. According to IPI’s sources, on 19 October, Mailvaganam Nimalaranjan died after being shot by unidentified attackers. Nimalaranjan was working in the study of his home in Jaffna, the centre of Sri […]
Government threatens to seize printing presses of publishing house
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 16 October 2000 letter to President Aleksandr Lukashenko, IPI strongly condemned the recent action by the authorities against an independent publishing house. According to the information before IPI, on 13 October the government threatened to seize the printing presses of the Magic Publishing House. Reportedly, the action was initiated due to […]
South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) founded
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) Founded In a meeting held by the International Press Institute (IPI) on 14-15 October in Zagreb, representatives of 23 media organisations in nine South Eastern European countries agreed to form an umbrella organisation to protect and further freedom of the […]
Missiles fired at radio station
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 12 October 2000 letter to Prime Minister Ehud Barak, IPI strongly condemned the deliberate targeting by Israeli armed forces of a Palestine radio station in Ramallah. According to IPI’s sources, helicopters of the armed forces fired missiles on the Voice of Palestine radio station on 12 October. As a result, the […]
University bans daily newspaper
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 10 October 2000 letter to the vice chancellor of the University of Calicut, K.K.N. Kurup, IPI condemned the decision of the University of Calicut to effectively ban the daily newspaper “Malayala Manorama” from the university campus. According to the information provided to IPI, on 5 October, the joint registrar in charge […]