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Letter: India university effectively bans daily newspaper from campus

Mr. K.K.N. Kurup Vice Chancellor University of Calicut Kerala India 10 October 2000 Dear Sir, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of journalists and media executives, condemns the decision of the University of Calicut to effectively ban the daily newspaper Malayala Manorama from the University campus. According to the information provided to IPI, […]

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Letter: Army inspection at heaquarters of Pakistan’s Dawn Group of newspapers

His Excellency Gen. Pervez Musharraf Chief Executive General Headquarters Pakistani Army Rawalpindi Pakistan Via Fax: + 92 51 922 4206 Vienna, 29 September 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned at the methods employed by an army inspection team at the headquarters of […]

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Letter: IPI urges Pakistan to amend its draft FOI Ordinance 2000

Purvaiz Musharraf General/Chief Executive Prime Minister`s Secretariat Constitution Avenue Islamabad Pakistan 26 September 2000 Your Excellency, Re: Pakistan Freedom of Information Ordinance 2000 The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, has been provided with a copy of the proposed Pakistan Freedom of Information Ordinance 2000 (FOI Ordinance). After a […]

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Letter: Sri Lanka editor sentenced on charges of criminal defamation

Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat Colombo-1 Sri Lanka Vienna, 6 September 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the sentencing of Lasantha Wickrematunga on charges of criminal defamation. On 5 September, Wickrematunga, editor of the […]

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