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Letter: IPI concerned over threats by Prime Minister to prosecute news editors for treason after recent violence in Ethiopia

H.E. Kofi Annan Secretary-General Office of the Secretary-General United Nations One, United Nations Plaza New York, N.Y. 10017, USA Fax: (+1212) 963-1921 H.E. José Manuel Barroso President European Commission 200 rue de la Loi 1049 Brussels, Belgium Fax: (+ 322) 295 01 38 H.E. Paul Wolfowitz President World Bank The World Bank 1818 H Street, […]

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IPI concerned about harassment of the media during parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan

According to information before IPI, several journalists and other media workers covering the November election campaigns, including the parliamentary elections, have been beaten, arrested, prevented from entering polling stations, and otherwise harassed. The Turan Information Agency reported that the National Television and Radio Council banned foreign news crews from broadcasting live during the elections due […]

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SEEMO criticises suspended sentence handed to Croatian journalist

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is deeply concerned about the suspended jail sentence given to a Croatian journalist. According to information before SEEMO, on 2 November, the Municipal Court in […]

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IPI alarmed by defamation charges against Zambian editor

According to information provided to the International Press Institute (IPI), on 9 November, Fred M’membe, the editor and chief executive officer (CEO) of the privately owned daily newspaper, the Post, was arrested and detained in a police station in Zambia’s capital Lusaka. The arrest came after the editor voluntarily surrendered to the authorities at the […]

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