H.E. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble Interior Minister Ministry of the Interior Alt-Moabit 101 D D-10559 Berlin Germany Fax: +49 1888 68 12 926 Vienna, 24 November 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 110 countries, condemns the ongoing treatment of the magazine Cicero […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 112 countries, strongly condemns the violent attack on French journalist Christophe Boltanski that occurred in the capital city Tunis on the evening of 11 November. The attack occurred just days before the United Nations sponsored World Summit on […]

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, […]

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 […]