Condemning the 11 August slaying by Maoist rebels of reporter Dekendra Raj Thapa, the IPI Nepal National Committee urged the Maoists to refrain from such inhuman activities. The IPI Nepal Chapter announced that it was donating Rs 15,000 (approx. US$ 200) to Thapa’s family. On 18 August, members of the IPI Nepal National Committee also […]

H.E. Hama Amadou Prime Minister Niamey Republic of Niger Fax: +227 73 58 59 Vienna, 13 August 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global network of editors, leading journalists, and media executives in over 120 countries, is worried by the decision of the Niger police to detain a journalist on suspicion of interviewing […]

H. E. Ayad Allawi Prime Minister Iraqi Interim Government Baghdad Iraq Vienna, 11 August 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, strongly condemns the closure of Al-Jazeera’s Baghdad bureau by Iraqi police on 7 August. According to IPI’s sources, the […]

In recent months, the International Press Institute (IPI) has become increasingly worried by the application of the Indonesian Criminal Code, formerly the Netherlands Indies Criminal Code, against Indonesian journalists. Last year, on 27 October 2003, Supratman, the news editor of Rakyat Merdeka, received a six month suspended sentence for breaches of articles 134 and 137 […]