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IPI condemns Azerbaijani editor’s murder

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, condemns the murder of Elmar Huseynov, the founder and editor of the Russian-language independent weekly news magazine Monitor. The journalist was killed on the evening of 2 March in the stairwell of his apartment building. The unidentified assassin escaped. According to […]

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IPI condemns arrest of Austrian journalist in Turkey

Based on information provided to the International Press Institute (IPI), the Austrian journalist, Sandra Bakutz, is currently being held by Turkish authorities in Istanbul after being arrested at Atatürk airport. Bakutz, who produces the programme “Anatolien Radio” for Radio Orange 94.0 based in Vienna, Austria, and who has written articles for newspapers and magazines such […]

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Letter: Ministry of Information and Communications bans media from reporting on Maoist insurgents

H.E. Tanka Prasad Dhakal Ministry of Information & Communications Singh Durbar Kathmandu Nepal Fax: 977-1-422 17 29 Email: [email protected] Vienna, 2 March 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is appalled to learn that the Ministry of Information and Communications […]

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Letter: Two journalists assaulted by security forces in Azerbaijan

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, 2 March 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, condemns the assault on two […]

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