The International Press Institute (IPI) meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, for its World Congress and 48th General Assembly (16-19 May), supports the Inter American Press Association’s opposition to the draft Inter American Declaration on Freedom of Expression, prepared by the United States OAS Ambassador Victor Marrero, to be presented before the upcoming General Assembly of the […]

His Excellency Mohammad Rafiq Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Islamabad Pakistan Vienna, 14 May 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the arrest of Najam Sethi, editor of the independent, English-language weekly Friday Times, on May 8, by the Pakistani military Inter-Services Intelligence agency. We […]

President Franjo Tudjman President of Croatia Zagreb Croatia Vienna, 7 May, 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the indictment of journalist Orlanda Obad, from the daily Jutarni List, along with four bank employees. We are informed that a Zagreb public prosecutor indicted Obad […]

3 May 1999 marks the last World Press Freedom Day of the 20th century. This special day was officially established by the United Nations on 20 December 1993 – at the recommendation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) – for the purpose of remembering and celebrating the fundamental principles of press […]