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IPI disappointed by South African Court’s decision to reject Journalist’s Right of Confidentiality

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, is disappointed at the decision of the Bloemfontein High Court to disregard the qualified right of journalists to keep their sources confidential. According to information provided to IPI, on 11 November Judge President J.P. Malherbe, sitting […]

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Letter: IPI calls for the transformation of state controlled broadcasting to public service broadcasting

H.E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat Colombo-1 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 1 333 703 Vienna, 11 November 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, calls on you to turn state-controlled television in Sri Lanka […]

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Letter: IPI dismayed by the tightening of accreditation rules for journalists in Israel

His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Office of the Prime Minister 3 Kaplan Street Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem Israel Fax: (+ 972-2) 513 950 Vienna, 4 November 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, is dismayed by the announcement […]

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Letter: IPI outraged at recent arrests of journalists and directors from the independent Daily News

His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Fax: (+ 263 4) 728 799 / 708 820 / 734 644 Vienna, 28 October 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, is outraged at the recent arrests […]

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