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Letter: Gambia radio station owner arrested and station closed

H. E. Yahya Jammeh President of The Gambia Banjul The Gambia Vienna, 17 April 1998 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the case of Baboucar Gaye, the proprietor of Citizen FM, and the continued closure of his radio station. Baboucar Gaye and Ebrima Sillah, news editor of Citizen FM, were […]

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Croatian editor faces eight years in prison for libel

The International Press Institute (IPI) the global network of editors and media executives dedicated to media freedom, is deeply disturbed about the litigation war the Croatian government is waging on the independent media. The leading independent Croatian newspapers are currently facing over 500 libel suits most of which have been filed by President Tudjman and […]

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Radio B92 wins IPI “Free Media Pioneer” award

Radio B 92, the principal independent radio station in Serbia, has been banned by the Executive Board of the International Press Institute (IPI) as the “Free Media Pioneer” of 1998. The station, represented by director and co-founder Sasa Mirkovic, will receive the award on Wednesday, 27 May 1998, at the IPI World Congress in Moscow. […]

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Letter: Leading military reporter in Sri Lanka threatened and harassed

H. E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President of Sri Lanka Office of the President Colombo Sri Lanka Vienna, 3 March 1998 The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the campaign of harassment and intimidation being waged against Iqbal Athas, Defence Correspondent and Consulting Editor of the Colombo Sunday Times. As you have been informed, […]

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