Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPYS presented with Free Media Pioneer 2000 award
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 2 May 2000 IPI press release: Vienna, 2 May 2000 IPYS to be presented with Free Media Pioneer 2000 award In recognition of its commitment to freedom of expression and of the press in Peru and the Andean region in general, the International Press Institute is today presenting the […]
Offices of journalists’ association and newspaper broken into
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 25 April 2000 letter to Minister of Justice Werede Woldu Wolde, IPI called upon the Ethiopian police authorities to do everything within their power to bring to justice the culprits responsible for the break-in to the offices of the Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Association (EFJA) and the “Ethio-Time” newspaper. On 17 […]
Journalist found dead
In an 11 April 2000 letter to President Ernesto Zedillo, IPI strongly condemned the killing of Pablo Pineda, a reporter and photographer for “La Opinion” newspaper in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. On Sunday 9 April 2000, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered the body of Pineda, thirty-eight years old, on the U.S. side of […]
IPI selects 50 World Press Freedom Heroes
The following is an IPI press release: IPI SELECTS 50 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM HEROES The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, has named 50 World Press Freedom Heroes from the past 50 years to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its founding in New York by a small group of […]
Newspaper, reporter required to hand over documents
In a 20 March 2000 letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair, IPI expressed its great concern over the threats posed to “The Observer” and “The Guardian” newspapers as a result of the government’s actions in the matter of David Shayler, a former MI5 (Britainâs security service) officer now residing in France. It is IPI’s understanding, […]
IPI launches 1999 press freedom report
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 13 March 2000 IPI press release about the launch of their on-line 1999 report, the “IPI World Press Freedom Review”: Bleak News for Media Freedom The IPI World Press Freedom Review is a bleak analysis of press freedom violations committed in 1999 in 165 countries. During the course of […]
IPI concerned over decision to subpoena editors, journalists
The following is a 24 February 2000 IPI letter to the chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission: Dr Barney Pityana Chairperson South African Human Rights Commission Private Bag 2700 Houghton 2041 Vienna, 24 February 2000 By fax: 2711-4841360 Dear Dr Pityana, On behalf of the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of […]
Libel lawsuits against the press threaten freedom of expression
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to South Korean President Kim Dae Jung decrying the recent use of libel laws to silence the press: His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 18 February 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and […]