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Letter: Draft law suppresses media in Afghanistan

H.E. Hamid Karzai Chairman of the Executive Council Interim Government of Afghanistan Kabul Afghanistan Vienna, 14 March 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is deeply concerned at a draft media law currently being circulated among those involved in rebuilding Afghanistan. According to information […]

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Letter: IPI concerned over legal harassment of newspaper’s managing board

His Excellency Leszek Miller Prime Minister of Poland Chancellery of the Prime Minister Warsaw Poland Vienna, 27 February 2002 Fax: (004822) 621 88 27 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, would like to bring to your attention the charges brought against three members of […]

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Letter: Pending charge against the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Ethio-Time newspaper

His Excellency Meles Zenawi Prime Minister C/o National Parliament Addis Ababa Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Fax: (002511) 552 020 Vienna, 22 February 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the pending charge against the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Ethio-Time newspaper […]

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Letter: IPI urges Italian President to condemn campaign of harassment against Syrian journalist

His Excellency Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President of the Italian Republic Palazzo del Quirinale Rome, Italy Fax: 0039 06 46993125 Vienna, 15 February 2002 Your Excellency, On the eve of the official state visit to Italy of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (19-21 February), the International Press Institute (IPI) wishes to bring to your attention the ongoing […]

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