On 1 September, British freelance journalist Ewa Jasiewicz decided to return to the United Kingdom after discontinuing a legal action before the Israeli Supreme Court. Jasiewicz made the decision because, if the court had found against her, it would have created a binding legal precedent for other foreign journalists entering Israel. According to information from […]

H. E. Robert Kocharian President Office of the President Marshal Baghramian St. 26 375077 Yerevan Armenia Fax: + (374 1) 521- 551 / 561-581/ 151-152 Vienna, 27 August 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, strongly condemns the attack on […]

H.E. Leonid Kuchma President Office of the President Vul. Bankova 11 252005 Kiev Ukraine Fax: +380-44-293 10 01 / 293 73 64 / 291 61 61 Vienna, 23 August 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is deeply concerned about […]

Condemning the 11 August slaying by Maoist rebels of reporter Dekendra Raj Thapa, the IPI Nepal National Committee urged the Maoists to refrain from such inhuman activities. The IPI Nepal Chapter announced that it was donating Rs 15,000 (approx. US$ 200) to Thapa’s family. On 18 August, members of the IPI Nepal National Committee also […]