An international mission of the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the International Press Institute (IPI) is to visit Venezuela from 24-26 November to urge the government and news media there to guarantee and respect freedom of the press during a referendum to be held in the South American country later this month. The delegation, […]

H. E. Ilham Aliyev President Elect of the Republic of Azerbaijan Office of the President 19 Istiqlaiyyat St. 370066, Baku Azerbaijan Fax: +994 12 92 35 43/98 31 54 Vienna, 19 November 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, is disappointed at the decision of the Bloemfontein High Court to disregard the qualified right of journalists to keep their sources confidential. According to information provided to IPI, on 11 November Judge President J.P. Malherbe, sitting […]

H.E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat Colombo-1 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 1 333 703 Vienna, 11 November 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives in over 120 countries, calls on you to turn state-controlled television in Sri Lanka […]