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Letter: Harassment campaign to intimidate the media in Palestine

His Excellency Yasser Abed Rabbo Information Minister Palestinian Authority Palestinian Territories Fax : +972 2 2954043 Vienna, 12 October 2001 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the latest campaign to harass and intimidate the media by the Palestinian Authority. According to IPI’s […]

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Letter: US State Department attempts to influence reporting by independent TV station Al-Jazeera

Secretary of State Colin Powell Secretary of State State Department Washington, DC USA Fax: (001202) 261 8577 Vienna, 8 October 2001 Dear Mr. Secretary, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is becoming increasingly dismayed at the attempts by the United States (US) State department to influence […]

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Letter: Open letter of support for VOA editorial staff

Mr. Andre DeNesnera News Director Voice of America 330 Independence Avenue SW Washington DC 20547 USA Fax: (+1-202) 619 1241 Vienna, 2 October 2001 Dear Mr. DeNesnera, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is writing to express its unconditional support for the decision by the Voice […]

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Letter: Journalist murdered in Northern Ireland

Rt Hon Dr John Reid MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Office London UK Fax: (+ 44207) 210 0249 Vienna, 1 October 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the killing of a prominent investigative journalist in Northern Ireland. […]

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