At its meeting, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 9 May 2002, the Executive Board of the International Press Institute (IPI) unanimously agreed to keep Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Venezuela and Zimbabwe on the “IPI Watch List”. In Russia, the Executive Board found that there had been no changes to the media scene. Commenting on […]

On Sunday, 12 May 2002, during the IPI World Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia (9-12 May 2002), the International Press Institute (IPI), in cooperation with The Freedom Forum, will present its 2002 Free Media Pioneer Award to Danas, the independent Belgrade daily newspaper. Launched on 9 June 1997 by 17 editors and journalists from leading independent […]

His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President of Syria Damascus Arab Republic of Syria Vienna, 2 May 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the ongoing campaign of harassment and violence against the family of Syrian journalist Nizar Nayyouf. Refusing to publicly condemn Nizar’s […]

His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Fax: + 263 4 728 799 / 708 820 / 734 644 Vienna, 2 May 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is writing to express its profound condemnation of the decision […]