Articles by International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI criticises Greek government’s press freedom record
(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. […]
IPI 1998 World Press Freedom Review (Part 2)
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. […]
IPI 1998 World Press Freedom Review
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is Part 1 of an IPI press release for the 1998 World Press Freedom Review. Press Release The smothering of information, opinions and ideas Every year, the publication of the International Press Institute’s World Press Freedom Review is a grim reminder of all the obstacles to free expression that are still […]
Continued clampdown on Iran’s press
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is concerned about the continued clampdown on Iran’s press. The organisation was informed that on 2 February 1999, an Iranian court banned the liberal cultural journal “Adineh” after it found the bi-weekly’s editor “guilty of insult and dissemination of lies and corrupt articles.” The court ordered Gholam Hussein Zekeri to pay fines […]
Journalist still detained
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is strongly condemning the continuing detention of Mark Chavunduka, editor of the weekly “Standard”. **Updates IFEX alerts of 13 January 1999** Chavunduka, 34, was arrested by military police officers in Harare on 12 January 1999 and is being detained at Cranborne military barracks in connection with an article which the independent Sunday […]
IPI protests Greek libel legislation
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is deeply concerned about the Greek authorities’ escalating use of criminal libel legislation in an evident attempt to muzzle critical journalists. The organisation feels it imperative that this issue be brought to light at the EU summit meeting which Victor Klima, Federal Chancellor of Austria and President of the Council of the […]
Continued repression of independent media; editors on hunger strike
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is expressing grave concern about the continued repressed state of the independent press in Azerbaijan. According to IPI’s information, as of 18 November 1998, twenty one editors of independent Azeri newspapers were on a hunger strike to protest what they say is a campaign of repression against them by the government. **For […]
Turkish journalists beaten
(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is strongly condemning the beating of Turkish journalists in Rome on Saturday, 14 November 1998. According to IPI’s information, several Turkish journalists and cameramen – in Italy to cover events surrounding the arrest on 12 November of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kudistan Workers Party (PKK) – were beaten by Kurdish demonstrators […]