The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemned the attack on the offices of news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) in Jordan’s capital, Amman, on 15 June. A group of 10 unidentified attackers broke into the premises and destroyed furniture and equipment, AFP reported. “Ten men armed with sticks broke into the office and started to […]

His Excellency Ali Abu Ragheb Prime Minister of Jordan Office of the Prime Minister Amman Jordan Fax: (009626) 464 2520 Vienna, 11 September 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the Jordan Press Association’s (JPA) expulsion of its secretary-general, Nidal Mansour, which effectively bars […]

His Excellency Abd ar-Rauf al-Rawabdeh Prime Minister of Jordan Office of the Prime Minister Amman Jordan 9 June 2000 Your Excellency, Over 100 days have now passed since the International Press Institute’s conference on “Freedom of Expression and the Media in Jordan” and, as promised at the meeting, I am taking this opportunity to remind […]

IPI Seminar on “Media and Democracy in the Arab World” Amman, Jordan, 3-5 February 2000 130 journalists and freedom of expression advocates from 28 countries met today in Amman, Jordan, to examine ways of promoting free expression and improving the standards of journalism in the Arab region. King Abdullah II welcomed the delegates and said […]