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Letter: Ongoing harassment of Assandi Times and other independent media

H. E. Nursultan Nazarbayev President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Office of the President 11 Mira Street Astana 473000 Kazakhstan Fax: +7 3172 323 073 Vienna, 17 March 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 […]

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IPI World Congress in Warsaw to focus on post-communist transition

IPI World Congress to Focus on Post-Communist Transition Fifteen years after the fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe and just two weeks after Poland and nine other countries formally join the European Union (EU), the International Press Institute will convene in Warsaw, Poland, for its 2004 World Congress and 53rd General Assembly. Poland’s […]

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Letter: Pakistan government uses official advertising to curtail critical publications

His Excellency Gen. Pervez Musharraf President Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islamabad Pakistan Fax: + 92-51-922-4206 Vienna, 12 March 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is concerned about the use of advertising to pressure newspapers in Pakistan into curtailing their […]

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IFJ and IPI criticise Ethiopian government over lack of transparency in media bill drafting

Two of the world’s leading press freedom groups, the International Press Institute (IPI) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have criticised the failure of the Ethiopian government to inform the domestic media, civil society and the international community of crucial amendments to the draft press law, as well as set-out a transparent legislative process […]

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