His Excellency Jose Eduardo dos Santos President of the Republic of Angola Gabinete do Presidente Luanda Angola Vienna, 21 October 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about the continued detention of freelance journalist Rafael Marques. On 14 October 1999, Marques – who […]

The International Press Institute today welcomed the fact that the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that Romania had violated Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention of Human Rights when it found a journalist guilty of criminal libel and sentenced him to 3 months’ imprisonment (suspended). The case concerned a Romanian […]

His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 29 October 1999 Your Excellency, On behalf of the International Press Institute, I would like to raise with you once again the case of Mr. Hong Suk-hyun and the Joongang Ilbo. As you are aware, accused of tax evasion, Mr. Hong is […]

The following is a resolution made by delegates who participated in the Ethiopian Media in Development conference, being distributed by IPI: Ethiopian Media in Development Organised by the International Press Institute in cooperation with the Ethiopian Mass Media Training Institute Addis Ababa, 24/25 September 1999 Recommendations: We, the delegates participating at the Ethiopian Media in […]