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Letter: Three journalists charged with criminal defamation in Zimbabwe

H. E. Mr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Office of the President Harare Zimbabwe Vienna, 11 July 1995 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, is most concerned about the case of […]

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Letter: Over 100 publishing licenses cancelled in Pakistan

His Excellency Benazir Bhutto Prime Minster of Pakistan Office of the Prime Minister Islamabad Islamic Republic of Pakistan Vienna, 3 July1995 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, strongly condemns your country’s cancellation of some 122 […]

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Letter: Changes to bill threaten rights of journalists in Moldova

His Excellency Mircea Snegur President Chisinau Moldova Vienna, 12 June 1995 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is extremely concerned about moves being taken by your country’s parliament aimed at restricting freedom of journalists to report on public meetings. It has been brought to our attention that the parliament of Moldova is considering the […]

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Letter: Journalist stabbed in Pakistan after receiving threatening phone calls

His Excellency Benazir Bhutto Prime Minster of Pakistan Office of the Prime Minister Islamabad Islamic Republic of Pakistan Vienna, 6 June 1995 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, strongly condemns the stabbing of a journalist […]

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