International Press Institute (IPI)

(IPI/IFEX) – IPI recently expressed its concern with regard to the suspension for a period of twenty one days of the satellite television service licence of Med Broadcasting Ltd. (Med TV). IPI understands that the Independent Television Commission (ITC) has taken this action under powers given by Parliament in Section 89 of the 1996 Broadcasting […]

(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is strongly condemning the killing of Baton Haxhiu, editor-in-chief of the leading Kosovo Albanian newspaper, “Koha Ditore”. IPI was informed that apart from Haxhiu, four other prominent Albanians, including Fehmi Agani, a member of the Kosovo Albanian delegation to the peace talks in Rambouillet, France, were “executed” on Sunday, 28 March 1999. […]

(IPI/IFEX) – This IPI alert was received prior to our notification of Radio B92 editor-in-chief Veran Matic’s release from detention: **Updates previous IFEX alerts of 24 March 1999** IPI is strongly condemning the banning of Radio B92 in Belgrade. IPI was informed that Radio B92, the country’s leading independent radio station, was shut down by […]

(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is very concerned about the serious threat to freedom of expression and opinion in Russia posed by the passing of a bill which would tighten state control over the country’s broadcast media by creating a television and radio watchdog. On 17 March 1999, the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly, the Federation […]

(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is strongly condemning the arrest of five journalists in Zambia. According to IPI’s information, police in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, set out late on Tuesday, 9 March 1999, to arrest journalists from the “Post” newspaper, apparently after an order for them to arrest all editorial staff before dawn. **Updates previous IFEX alert […]

(IPI/IFEX) – IPI strongly condemns the sentencing of three journalists to five-month prison terms. ** Updates IFEX alerts of 9 March and 8 March 1999** On 8 March 1999, the owner of the daily “Dnevni Telegraf,” Slavko Curuvija, and two journalists, Srdjan Jankovic and Zoran Lukovic, were convicted of criminal defamation and sentenced by a […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to Greek Minister of Press and Information Dimitris Reppas, in response to his recent statements following the publishing of IPI’s annual World Press Freedom Review: Mr. Dimitris Reppas Minister of Press and Information Government of Greece Athens, Greece Vienna, 15 February 1999 By fax: +301-3606969 Dear Mr. […]

The following is Part 2 of the IPI World Press Freedom Review: EUROPE All across Europe’s varying media landscape, barriers to freedom of expression exist in numerous shapes and forms. Whether in the shape of murder, or the form of excessive libel judgements, the objective is the same: the quelling of undesirable ideas and information. […]