The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply critical of the treatment of journalists Enzo Biagi and Michele Santoro, who are known for their criticism of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and the cancellation of their political programmes, allegedly due to pressure from the Italian government. According […]

H.E. Aleksandr Lukashenko President Office of the President Minsk Republic of Belarus Vienna, 29 June 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the sentencing of independent journalists Mikola Markevich and Paval Mazheika to two-and-a-half and two years, respectively, of hard labour. On […]

H.E. Sher Bahadur Deuba Prime Minister Kathmandu Nepal Vienna, 28 June 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the killing – apparently in jail after being tortured – of journalist Krishna Sen. According to IPI’s sources, Mr. Sen, editor of the pro-Maoist […]

Canada’s outstanding reputation for freedom of the press has been badly damaged by the actions of media conglomerate CanWest Global Communications Corp., the International Press Institute (IPI) said in a strongly worded protest on Tuesday, 18 June. Russell Mills, publisher of the daily Ottawa Citizen, was fired late on Sunday, 16 June, on the grounds […]