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AJK and IPI launch international campaign to defend Azerbaijani media

The Azerbaijan Journalists Confederation (AJK), a coalition of 15 different journalist organisations dedicated to the defence and promotion of freedom of the media and expression in Azerbaijan, and the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in 120 countries, are launching an international campaign to defend media freedom […]

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Letter: Kenyan journalist charged with criminal libel

His Excellency Mwai Kibaki President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Nairobi Republic of Kenya Fax: +254 20 21 01 50 Vienna, 17 January 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned about the criminal libel charges brought against Kamau Ngotho, an […]

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IPI calls on South Korean President to refuse to sign media bills

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in 120 countries, sent an open letter today to the South Korean President, Roh Moo-hyun, calling on him to refuse to sign into law two media bills. Based on IPI’s analyses, if passed, the two bills, respectively called the “Act […]

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Letter: South Korean president urged not to sign media bill

His Excellency Roh Moo-hyun President of the Republic of Korea Cheong Wa Dae (Blue House) Seoul Republic of Korea Fax: +822 770 2209 / 770 2549 Vienna, 11 January 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is writing to you to express its deep […]

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