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Professor deported for criticising president of Botswana

H.E. Mr. DK Kwelagobe Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Private Bag 001 Gaborone Botswana Fax: +267 581 028 Vienna, 28 February 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, has been appalled to learn that Professor Kenneth Good, 72, a […]

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IPI criticises ongoing harassment of editors in Nepal

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of King Gyanendra on 1 February to sack the Nepalese government, declare a state of emergency and impose censorship on the country’s media. In a recent incident, on 23 February, the Kathmandu […]

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Letter: Foreign correspondent forced to flee Zimbabwe to South Africa

His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Fax: (+ 263 4) 728 799 / 708 820 / 734 644 Vienna, 18 February 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, journalists and media executives, condemns the intimidation and harassment by the Zimbabwean authorities that has […]

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Letter: IPI and IFJ concerned over situation of journalists and other workers at Star Newspaper

Mr. Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister of Turkey Istanbul Turkey Fax: +90-312-417 04 76 / 417 05 73 Vienna, 8 February 2005 Your Excellency, The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation of journalists representing over 500,000 journalists worldwide, and the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists […]

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