Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
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**
Yeltsin vetoes bill on state control of broadcast media
(IPI/IFEX) – President Boris Yeltsin vetoed legislation on 31 March 1999 that would have established a council of lawmakers to oversee ”the protection of morals in Russian TV and radio broadcasts.” The President said the legislation would be a form of censorship explicitly outlawed by Russian law. **Updates IFEX alert of 23 March 1999** The […]
Journalist kidnapped
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is strongly condemning the kidnapping of a correspondent working for Itar-Tass news agency. According to IPI’s sources, unidentified armed men broke into the house of Said Isayev, a Chechen who has worked for the Russian news agency for five years, and seized the journalist on late Sunday, 28 March 1999. **For background […]
IPI expresses concern regarding suspension of Med TV
(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 […]
Editor killed
(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 condemns banning of Radio B92
(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 […]
Bill on state control of broadcast media being debated
(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 […]