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Letter: Journalists denied access to West Bank villages

His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister Jerusalem Israel Vienna, 24 October 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the decision of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to close the villages of Beit Reema and Deir Ghassana to journalists. According to our sources, […]

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Letter: IPI requests thorough investigations into shootings, beatings, etc., of journalists

His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Jerusalem Israel By Fax: + 9722 651 26 31 Vienna, 4 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, requests with the greatest urgency that the Israeli government undertake thorough investigations into the repeated incidents of soldiers firing […]

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Letter: Legal commentator of Maariv daily newspaper dismissed

Mr. Ofer Nimrodi Maariv-Modi’in Publishing House 2 Carlebach Street Tel Aviv Israel Vienna, 26 April 2001 Dear Mr. Nimrodi, As the Director of the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, I thought I would take this opportunity to express my deep concern at the recent dismissal of Moshe Negbi, […]

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Letter: Restrictions on Palestinian journalists

His Excellency Ehud Barak Prime Minister Kiryat Ben-Gurion 3 Kaplan St, P.O. Box 187 91919 Jerusalem Israel By Fax: 2 (00972-2) 513 950 Vienna, 2 November, 2000 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the Israeli government’s decision to stop issuing permits for Palestinian journalists […]

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