Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
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 […]
Reply from ITC to IPI on suspension of Med TV
(IPI/IFEX) – The following letter is a reply from Independent Television Commission (ITC) spokesperson Peter B. Rogers to IPI’s recent letter expressing concern regarding the suspension of Med TV: **Updates IFEX alerts of 2 April and 30 March 1999** Dear Mr. Fritz MED TV Thank you for letting us know views in the ITC’s actions […]
Journalists detained in Kosovo
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is condemning the detention of two Spanish television correspondents and a Dutch freelance photographer in Kosovo. **Updates IFEX alert of 6 April 1999**