Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI opposes draft Inter American Declaration on Freedom of Expression
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an 18 May 1999 IPI press release: Taipei, 18 May 1999 The International Press Institute (IPI), meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, for its World Congress and 48th General Assembly (16-19 May), supports the Inter American Press Association’s opposition to the draft Inter American Declaration on Freedom of Expression, prepared by the […]
Ethiopian journalists win IPI Free Media Pioneer Award
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Press Release (For immediate release) 19 May 1999 IPI World Congress and 48th General Assembly Ethiopian journalists win IPI Free Media Pioneer Award The Ethiopian Free Press Journalists’ Association (EFJA) was awarded the International Press Institute’s annual Free Media Pioneer Award today in Taipei in recognition […]
Growing media repression and self-restraint in China
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: On the eve of the International Press Institute’s World Congress in Taiwan, the IPI is launching a detailed report illustrating the deteriorating governmental respect for freedom of expression in China. Growing Media Repression and Self-Restraint in China Approaching three highly sensitive anniversaries – 40 years of […]
Journalist indicted
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is strongly condemning the indictment of journalist Orlanda Obad, from the daily “Jutarni List”, along with four bank employees. IPI has been informed that a Zagreb public prosecutor indicted Obad and four Zagrebacka Banka employees on 7 May 1999 for revealing and publishing details of President Franjo Tudjman’s wife’s bank accounts. According […]
IFEX members sign on to IPI campaign to release journalist
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a joint action signed by IFEX members supporting an IPI campaign to release a journalist in Azerbaijan: **Updates IFEX alert of 20 April 1999** Join the International Campaign to free journalist Fuad Qahramanli – Trade Union of Journalists (TUJo)/Azerbaijan in partnership with International Press Institute (IPI) The Trade Union of […]
IPI condemns NATO strikes on media
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is condemning in the strongest possible terms the recent NATO strikes on the media in Serbia. **Updates IFEX alerts of 26 April, 23 April, 22 April and 21 April 1999** While appreciating the fact that state-run Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS) is a propaganda tool for President Slobodan Milosevic’s regime, IPI […]
Detained journalist accused of espionage
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is most concerned for the safety of Pit Schnitzler, a German television correspondent, who is currently being detained by the authorities in Yugoslavia. **Updates IFEX alerts of 23 April and 22 April 1999** Pit Schnitzler, 56, south-east Europe correspondent for the German television station Sat.1, has been held by the authorities since […]
IPI campaign to release journalist
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a notice of an IPI international campaign: Join the International Campaign to free journalist Fuad Qahramanli – Trade Union of Journalists (TUJo)/Azerbaijan in partnership with International Press Institute (IPI) The Trade Union of Journalists (TUJo), Azerbaijan, and IPI, the global network of editors and media executives, have launched a campaign […]