According to information provided to the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, on 25 January, a court in Warsaw fined Jerzy Urban, publisher of the Nie weekly magazine, approximately US $6,400 for insulting Pope John Paul II under a law that criminalizes insults aimed at foreign heads of state. […]

The press freedom situation in Azerbaijan has deteriorated rapidly since the presidential elections of 15 October 2003, which were widely held to be fraudulent. Since that time there have been numerous press freedom violations. These violations include: · Rauf Arifoglu, editor in chief of the Yeni Musavat, the biggest opposition daily in the South Caucasus, […]

The Azerbaijan Journalists Confederation (AJK), a coalition of 15 different journalist organisations dedicated to the defence and promotion of freedom of the media and expression in Azerbaijan, and the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in 120 countries, are launching an international campaign to defend media freedom […]

His Excellency Mwai Kibaki President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Nairobi Republic of Kenya Fax: +254 20 21 01 50 Vienna, 17 January 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned about the criminal libel charges brought against Kamau Ngotho, an […]