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Letter: Journalist assaulted

H.E. Eduard Shevardnadze President Republic of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia Via Fax: + 995 32 99 86 90 Vienna, 5 March 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the assault on a Georgian journalist. According to IPI’s sources, Tamaz Tsertsvadze, editorof the Tbilisi weekly newspaper […]

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Excessive and discriminatory VAT to be added on the sale of newspapers and magazines

His Excellency Fernando de la Rúa President of the Republic Buenos Aires Argentina Fax: (+ 5411) 43 44 37 65 /37 89 Vienna, 3 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about plans for a new sales tax on the print media […]

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Letter: Violent demonstration in front of offices of elPeriodico daily

His Excellency Alfonso Portillo Cabrera President Casa Presidencial 6° Avenida, y 5° Calle, Zona 1 Guatemala City Guatemala Vienna, 23 February 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about the continued harassment of the Guatemalan daily elPeriódico, following a violent demonstration in front […]

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Letter: Repressive media law approved by Macedonian government

His Excellency Boris Trajkovski President of the Republic of Macedonia Via Fax: +389 2 112 147 His Excellency Mr. Ljubco Georgievski President of the Government of Republic of Macedonia Via Fax: +389 2 112 561 His Excellency Mr. Stojan Andov President of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia Via Fax: +389 2 113 643 […]

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