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Letter: Government tightens control over media

His Excellency Khamtay Siphandone President Lao People’s Democratic Republic Office of the President Samsantay Road Vientiane Laos Fax: + 856 21 22 36 38 Vienna, 8 June 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply troubled by the recent comments made by the Minister of […]

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Letter: Treason charges brought against Nepalese editor

His Excellency Girija Prasad Koirala Prime Minister Katmandu Nepal Fax: + 977 1 227 286 Vienna, 7 June 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, condemns the recent decision of the Nepalese authorities to arrest the editor and two company directors of the Kantipur Daily, one […]

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Letter: Proposed media law threatens Internet

His Excellency Bülent Ecevit Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister’s Office Ankara Turkey Fax: + 90 312 417 57 43 Vienna, 5 June 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned over a draft media law that would require Internet websites […]

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Letter: Newspaper executive killed

H.E. Jose Maria Aznar Prime Minister Madrid Spain Vienna, 25 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of a newspaper executive in Spain’s Basque region. On 24 May, Santiago Oleaga Elejabarrieta was shot seven times, three times […]

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