H.E. Aleksander Kwasniewski President of the Republic of Poland Kancelaria Prezydenta RP ul. Wiejska 10 00-902 Warsaw Poland Fax: (+ 48 22) 695 12 53 Vienna, 28 September 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the ongoing criminal court […]

The undersigned freedom of expression and press freedom organisations strongly condemn the decision of the Central Jakarta Court to sentence Bambang Harymurti, the editor of Tempo magazine, to a year’s imprisonment for defamation. We are united in our view that such a disproportionate sanction is a serious setback for freedom of expression, reversing gains made […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is becoming increasingly concerned at the desire of governments around the world to create statutory press councils that will have a detrimental impact on journalists and the media environment. Since the January 2002 passage of the Zimbabwean Access to Information and Protection and Privacy Act (AIPPA), IPI has noticed that […]

On 4 September, Iraq’s interim government decided to extend its ban on Al-Jazeera’s Baghdad bureau for an indefinite period. In support of the ban the Iraqi authorities apparently forced their way into the offices of the Qatar-based satellite broadcaster, photographed equipment and then sealed the offices. Fourteen security guards were later stationed outside the Al-Jazeera […]