H.E. Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Office of the President Garowe Puntland State of Somalia Vienna, 24 May 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is extremely concerned at the decision to withdraw the licence of a broadcasting company in Puntland, a self-declared, semi-autonomous region of […]

His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Office of the Prime Minister 3 Kaplan Street Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem Israel Fax: (+ 972-2) 513 950 Vienna, 24 May 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the detention without charges of Reuters photographer, […]

At its meeting, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 9 May 2002, the Executive Board of the International Press Institute (IPI) unanimously agreed to keep Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Venezuela and Zimbabwe on the “IPI Watch List”. In Russia, the Executive Board found that there had been no changes to the media scene. Commenting on […]

On Sunday, 12 May 2002, during the IPI World Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia (9-12 May 2002), the International Press Institute (IPI), in cooperation with The Freedom Forum, will present its 2002 Free Media Pioneer Award to Danas, the independent Belgrade daily newspaper. Launched on 9 June 1997 by 17 editors and journalists from leading independent […]