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Letter: 18 month jail sentence without parole handed down to Italian journalist

H. E. Roberto Castelli Justice Minister Ministry of Justice Via Arenula 71 Rome, Italy Fax: +39 06 6875419 H. E. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President Office of the President Rome, Italy Fax: +39 06 46992384 Vienna, 3 March 2004 Your Excellencies, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, […]

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Letter: Polish editor-in-chief sentenced to three months in prison

H.E. Grzegorz Kurczuk Minister of Justice Warsaw Poland Fax: (+ 4822) 621 55 40 Vienna, 17 February 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the three-month prison sentence handed down to Andrzej Marek, editor-in-chief of the weekly Wiesci Polickie (Police News) in […]

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IPI to hold World Congress in Warsaw, Poland (15-18 May 2004)

Fifteen years after the unique events of 1989 that led to the fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the International Press Institute (IPI) will hold its World Congress and 53rd General Assembly in Warsaw, Poland, in May 2004. The themes of the Congress will reflect the […]

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Letter: IPI concerned about the pressure by the Georgian authorities on mass media since the November “Rose Revolution”

Mikheil Saakashvili President of Georgia Office of the President Rustaveli 29 300002 Tbilisi Georgia Fax: + (995 32) 99 86 90/ 99 96 30 Vienna, 9 February 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is deeply concerned about the pressure […]

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