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Letter: IPI concerned over Azerbaijan provision on a national media council

H.E. Heydar Alijev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Office of the President 19 Istiqlaiyyat St. Baku, Azerbaijan Fax: + 994 12 92 06 25 Vienna, 24 August 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is extremely alarmed at the Provision on the National […]

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Letter: Zimbabwe editor detained

His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Fax: +263 4 728 799 / 708 820 / 734 644 Vienna, 23 August 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent arrest and detention […]

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Letter: Zambia private radio station shut down

H.E. Frederick Chiluba President State House Independence Avenue Lusaka Zambia Fax: +260 1 221939 Vienna, 20 August 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned at the decision of the Zambian government to suspend with immediate effect the broadcasting licence of Radio […]

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Letter: IPI concerned about draft proposals for the UN World Conference Against Racism

H.E. Mary Robinson UN High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Geneva Switzerland Fax: (+ 4122) 917 02 45 Vienna, 16 August 2001 Dear High Commissioner, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned about certain tendencies of media regulation which can be found in […]

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