According to information provided to IPI, Hurriyat weekly journalist Sobirdjon Yakubov was detained on suspicion of religious extremism on 11 April in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Three days later, Yakubov was charged under Article 159 of the Criminal Code and accused of anti-constitutional activity, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The arrest was later […]

According to information provided to the International Press Institute (IPI), on 31 March, the Turkish government announced plans to postpone the implementation of the new Turkish Penal Code (TCK). The new TCK was to go into effect on 1 April and has now been postponed until 1 June. Adopted last year, the new TCK was […]

H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Istanbul Turkey Fax: +90 312 417 04 76 / 417 05 73 Vienna, 23 March 2005 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned about the introduction of a new Turkish Penal […]

Mr. José Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission European Commission 200 rue de la Loi 1049 Brussels Belgium Fax: (+ 322) 295 01 38   Vienna, 11 March 2005   Dear Mr. President, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is writing to express its grave […]