According to the information we have received, two of journalist Nizar Nayyouf’s brothers, Amjad and Mamdouh Nayyouf, who worked as teachers, were dismissed from their positions after refusing to condemn their brother’s critical statements about the Syrian government. We understand that the decision to dismiss Amjad emanated from Prime Minister Mustafa Meerow’s office. Another brother, […]

H.E. Rudolf Schuster President Bratislava Slovak Republic Fax: + 421 7 544 17 532 Vienna, 15 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is disappointed that the Slovakian parliament rejected an amendment to the Penal Code that would have abolished provisions on insult […]

His Excellency Jiang Zemin President Beijing People’s Republic of China Fax: + 8610 – 6512 5810 Vienna, 9 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the nine-year prison sentence given to freelance journalist Jiang Weiping. According to the information before IPI, […]

His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President of Syria Presidential Palace Damascus Arab Republic of Syria Vienna, 8 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the harassment of journalist Nizar Nayyouf’s relatives by the authorities and members of the governing party, al-Ba’ath, in […]