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IPI removes South Korea from Watch List

At its meeting on 18 May, 2004, the IPI Board decided to remove South Korea from the IPI Watch List, but agreed to maintain its vigilance against possible attempts within the ruling party to curtail media freedom by amending the press law. IPI, the global press freedom network with members drawn from over 120 countries, […]

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Letter: IPI concerned over government’s unwillingness to issue press cards to Palestinian journalists

H.E. Ariel Sharon Prime Minister 3 Kaplan Street Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem Israel Fax: (+ 972-2) 513 950 Vienna, 13 May, 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 over your government’s unwillingness to issue press cards to any […]

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Letter: Journalist sentenced to one month in prison

H.E. Marek Sadowski Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice Al. Ujazdowskie 11 00-950 Warsaw Poland Fax: (+ 48 22) 621 55 40 / 621 49 86 Vienna, 7 May 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the one-month prison sentence handed down […]

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Letter: IPI concerned about harassment of newspaper

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, 4 May 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is […]

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