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IPI condemns confiscation of publisher’s passport by Zimbabwean authorities

According to information provided to IPI, on 8 December, Trevor Ncube, publisher of the South African Mail and Guardian newspaper, as well as Zimbabwe’s The Standard and Zimbabwean Independent newspapers, had his passport confiscated by a plainclothes member of the Zimbabwean Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO). Speaking about the incident, Ncube said that he had already […]

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Letter: IPI condemns the treatment of the Magazine Cicero and its reporter Bruno Schirra by German authorities

H.E. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble Interior Minister Ministry of the Interior Alt-Moabit 101 D D-10559 Berlin Germany Fax: +49 1888 68 12 926 Vienna, 24 November 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 110 countries, condemns the ongoing treatment of the magazine Cicero […]

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IPI condemns French journalist’s stabbing in Tunisia, concerned for media’s safety at WSIS meeting

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 112 countries, strongly condemns the violent attack on French journalist Christophe Boltanski that occurred in the capital city Tunis on the evening of 11 November. The attack occurred just days before the United Nations sponsored World Summit on […]

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Letter: IPI concerned over threats by Prime Minister to prosecute news editors for treason after recent violence in Ethiopia

H.E. Kofi Annan Secretary-General Office of the Secretary-General United Nations One, United Nations Plaza New York, N.Y. 10017, USA Fax: (+1212) 963-1921 H.E. José Manuel Barroso President European Commission 200 rue de la Loi 1049 Brussels, Belgium Fax: (+ 322) 295 01 38 H.E. Paul Wolfowitz President World Bank The World Bank 1818 H Street, […]

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