His Excellency Paul Biya President Palais de L’Unité Yaounde Cameroon Vienna, 28 July 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned at the recent decision of the Yaounde High Court to impose prison sentences on two journalists and a publisher for “alleged” violations of […]

H.E. Slobodan Milosevic President Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vienna, 27 July 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and journalists, condemns in the strongest possible terms the conviction of a Serb reporter by a military court. According to the information before IPI, Yugoslav journalist Miroslav Filipovic, working for […]

On the occasion of the Azerbaijani National Press Day, 22 July, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Azerbaijani Journalists’ Trade Union (JuHI) are organising a press freedom workshop in Baku on 20 July. The workshop will address the many obstacles facing press freedom in Azerbaijan. At the reception, prizes will be awarded to journalists […]

Dr. Charles Ghankay Taylor President Office of the President Capitol Hill 1000 Monrovia 10 Liberia Fax: 00 231 226-076 Vienna, 17 July 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and journalists, condemns in the strongest possible terms the latest acts of intimidation and harassment by the Liberian authorities against […]