On the occasion of the “Publisher’s Day”, the annual conference of the Swedish Publishers Association (Svenska Tidningsutgivareförening, TU) the Director of the International Press Institute , Johann P. Fritz, gave a lecture on the power struggle over the media in Central and Eastern Europe. He stress that one could no longer speak of the general […]

Her Excellency Tansu Ciller Prime Minister of Turkey Prime Minister’s Office Ankara Turkey Vienna, 22 November1993 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), representing over 2000 journalists and editors from leading newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organizations and news agencies in 68 countries, is most concerned about the threatened suspension of the Istanbul daily Özgür Ündem. We […]

His Excellency Gulbuddin Hekmatyr Prime Minister of the Republic of Afghanistan Char Rahi Sedarat Kabul Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Vienna, 12 November 1993 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), protest most strongly at the detention on 8 November 1993 of Mr. Terence White and Mr. John Jennings by members of the Prime Minister’s armed […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) observes with great concern the increase in regulatory initiatives of several European organisations. The various proposals put forward by these European bodies are almost always in contradiction with existing national press legislation. Because regulations passed by supra-national bodies should eventually be incorporated into national legislation, IPI protests most strongly against […]