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Letter: Andrew Meldrum to be deported from Zimbabwe

His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Fax: + 263 4 728 799 / 708 820 / 734 644 Vienna, 15 July 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is deeply disturbed by the decision of the government to […]

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Letter: Sri Lanka government repeals criminal defamation laws

His Right Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 58, Sir Ernest de Silva Mawathe Colombo 7 Fax: 0094 1 385679 8 July 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, wishes to warmly congratulate both […]

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Letter: Editor harassed

H.E.Leonid Kuchma President 11 Bankova St. Office of the President 252005 Kiev Ukraine Vienna, 8 July, 2002 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is strongly concerned about the threats and attempts at intimidation by what seems to be members of the Council for National […]

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IPI criticises pressure on the Italian media and notes an existing failure to keep politics at arms-length

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply critical of the treatment of journalists Enzo Biagi and Michele Santoro, who are known for their criticism of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and the cancellation of their political programmes, allegedly due to pressure from the Italian government. According […]

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