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Letter: IPI concerned about media bill

H. E. Vladimir Putin President of the Russian Federation The Kremlin Moscow Russian Federation Via fax: +7-095-206-5173 / 206-6277 Vienna, 10 July 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 115 countries, is deeply concerned about the bill titled “On Amendments and Addenda […]

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Letter: Laotian government hands down 15-year prison sentences to two European journalists

His Excellency Gen. Khamtay Siphandone President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lao People’s Democratic Republic Office of the President Lane Xang Avenue Vientiane Laos Vienna, 30 June 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the sentencing on 30 June of two […]

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Letter: IPI condemns decision to restrict the movement of a Romanian journalist

H.E. Leonid Kuchma President 252005 Kiev Ukraine Fax: 00380-44-293-7364/291-6161/293-1001 Vienna, 27 June 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives, and leading journalists in over 115 countries, condemns the decision of the Ukrainian government to restrict the movement of a Romanian journalist. According to information before IPI, Victor […]

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Letter: IPI condemns police interrogation of two members of the Management Board of Presspublica Sp. Z.o.o., the publisher of Polish daily, Rzeczpospolita

His Excellency Leszek Miller Prime Minister of Poland Chancellery of the Prime Minister Warsaw Poland Fax: (004822) 621 88 27 Grzegorz Kurczuk Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice Al. Ujazdowskie II 00-950 Warsaw Poland Fax: (004822) 621 55 40 Vienna, 23 June 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, […]

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