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Letter: Allied forces target main Iraqi TV station

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 USA Fax: +1-703-697 83 39 Vienna, 28 March 2003 Dear Mr. Secretary, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned at the recent bombing of […]

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Letter: Georgian supreme court calls for criminal inquiry into TV news programme “60 Minutes”, broadcast on Rustavi 2

H.E. Eduard Shevardnadze President Republic of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia Fax: + 995 32 99 86 90 Vienna, 27 March 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is concerned at the decision of the Georgian Supreme Court to call for a criminal inquiry into the […]

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IPI and SEEMO concerned about media restrictions in Serbia

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), are concerned about developments in Serbia, where a state of emergency has been declared following the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic on 12 March 2003. On 17 March […]

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Letter: Plans to evict correspondents from parliament

H.E. Thabo Mbeki President of South Africa The Presidency Union Buildings, West Wing Government Avenue Pretoria 0001 Republic of South Africa Fax: (+ 2712) 323 82 46 / 2573 Vienna, 29 January 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, has learned with deep disquiet of […]

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