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Letter: Pakistan government uses official advertising to curtail critical publications

His Excellency Gen. Pervez Musharraf President Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islamabad Pakistan Fax: + 92-51-922-4206 Vienna, 12 March 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is concerned about the use of advertising to pressure newspapers in Pakistan into curtailing their […]

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IFJ and IPI criticise Ethiopian government over lack of transparency in media bill drafting

Two of the world’s leading press freedom groups, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have criticised the failure of the Ethiopian government to inform the domestic media, civil society and the international community of crucial amendments to the draft press law, as well as set-out a transparent legislative process […]

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Letter: US journalist harassed in Russia

H.E. Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation The Kremlin Moscow Russian Federation Fax: + 7 095 206 51 73 Vienna, 4 March 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is seriously concerned about the harassment of Rebecca Santana, Moscow correspondent for Cox Newspapers, […]

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Letter: Azerbaijan independent media harassed through economic pressure

H. E. Ilham Aliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Office of the President 19 Istiqlaiyyat St. 370066 Baku Azerbaijan Fax: +994 12 92 06 25/ 92 28 68 Vienna, 4 March 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is […]

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