International Press Institute (IPI)

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 6 June 2000 letter to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, IPI expressed its concern to the Canadian government at the treatment of two Hong Kong journalists by the Vancouver police. On 27 May, journalists Lai Chai-Fai, of the “Oriental Daily News”, and Lam Nam, of the “Sun”, were arrested by police at […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 29 May 2000 letter to Prime Minister Gaetano Intchama, IPI strongly condemned the jailing of Yussuf Keita, a news presenter, and Paula Melho, also a news presenter and responsible for the contents of the news at RTGB, the Radio and Television of Guinea-Bissau. IPI also strongly condemned the suspension of the […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 31 May 2000 letter to President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, IPI stated that it is deeply concerned at the Tunisian government’s readiness to extend retribution to family members of journalists, and its tolerance of the climate of hate which is encouraging others to attack the media. On 2 May, Tunisian journalist […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 31 May 2000 letter to President Yasser Arafat, IPI strongly condemned the arrest of Fatih Barqawi, news director at the state radio station Voice of Palestine, and the suspension of the Al-Nasr television station and the Al-Manara radio station in Ramallah. According to IPI’s sources, Barqawi was arrested on 28 May, […]

(IPI/IFEX) – In a 19 May 2000 letter to Minister of Justice Werede Woldu Wolde, IPI expressed its extreme concern about the plight of journalists in Ethiopia. Journalists are currently suffering imprisonment, tremendous hardships and death in their attempts to maintain freedom of expression. At present, seven journalists are languishing in jail serving prison sentences […]

**Updates IFEX alerts of 2 February and 5 January 2000** (IPI/IFEX) – In an 18 May 2000 letter to Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu, IPI condemned the continued persecution and harassment of the Turkish Cypriot newspaper “AVRUPA”. Over the last twelve months, “AVRUPA”, a daily newspaper published and circulated in northern Cyprus, has suffered numerous judicial […]

**Updates IFEX alerts of 2 May 2000, 25, 4 October and 1 April 1999, 29 September, 17 September and 10 September 1998, 11 October and 27 January 1995** (IPI/IFEX) – In a letter to President Hafez al-Assad, IPI called on the Syrian government to exercise compassion and release the imprisoned journalist Nizar Nayouf. Nayouf is […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following are resolutions adopted on 1 May 2000 by the 49th IPI General Assembly in Boston, USA: RESOLUTION ON CYBERSPACE Increasing attempts by governments to control the content of the Internet caused serious concern to world journalism leaders meeting in Boston for the 49th General Assembly of the International Press Institute (IPI). […]