His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nations United Nations New York, NY 10017 USA 18 June 2004 Excellency: We, freedom of expression organisations assembled at the General Meeting of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) in Baku, Azerbaijan, 14-18 June 2004, write to express our deep and continuing concerns about […]

His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Fax: (+ 263 4) 728 799 / 708 820 / 734 644 Vienna, 14 June 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, condemns the recent decision by the […]

H. E. Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation Administration of the President Staraya Sq. 4 103132, Moscow Russian Federation Fax: + 7 (095) 206 51 73 / 206 07 66 / 206 35 66 Vienna, 8 June 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading […]

The New York Times, on 9 May, published an article by its correspondent Larry Rohter titled, “Brazilian Leader’s Tippling Becomes National Concern.” President Lula da Silva later instructed the Justice Ministry to revoke Rohter’s visa under an immigration law allowing a visa to be revoked if the foreigner’s stay is considered “inconvenient.” Although the planned […]