Letter: Editor in fear of life over spy allegations June 21, 2001 Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat Colombo-1 Sri Lanka Fax: + 94 1 – 333 703 Vienna, 21 June 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply worried about recent articles appearing in two state newspapers and an independent […] Read more »
Letter: Nizar Nayyouf abducted June 21, 2001 His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President of Syria Presidential Palace Damascus Arab Republic of Syria Vienna, 21 June 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, condemns in the strongest possible terms the abduction of Nizar Nayyouf, a journalist and human rights activist, by Syrian intelligence agents on […] Read more »
Letter: Journalist charged in Turkey June 19, 2001 His Excellency Bülent Ecevit Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister’s Office Ankara Turkey Fax: + 90 312 417 57 43 Vienna, 19 June 2001 Your Excellency, The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. […] Read more »
Press freedom organisations concerned about existing criminal defamation and insult laws in EU member-states June 13, 2001 On 13 June, the Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organisations sent a letter to the Swedish Prime Minister urging him to raise the issue of the continued existence of criminal defamation and insult laws on the statute books in many EU member-states. Sweden currently holds the European Union’s (EU) rotating presidency. The press freedom organisations […] Read more »
Letter: EU defamation laws June 13, 2001 COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION INTER AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE PERIODICAL PRESS INTERNATIONAL PRESS INSTITUTE NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION WORLD ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPERS WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE H.E. Göran Persson Prime Minister Statsrĺdsberedningen Rosenbad 4 S-103 33 Stockholm Sweden Via Fax + 468 – 723 11 […] Read more »
Letter: Government tightens control over media June 8, 2001 His Excellency Khamtay Siphandone President Lao People’s Democratic Republic Office of the President Samsantay Road Vientiane Laos Fax: + 856 21 22 36 38 Vienna, 8 June 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply troubled by the recent comments made by the Minister of […] Read more »
Letter: Proposed media law threatens Internet June 5, 2001 His Excellency Bülent Ecevit Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister’s Office Ankara Turkey Fax: + 90 312 417 57 43 Vienna, 5 June 2001 The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! […] Read more »
Letter: Newspaper executive killed May 25, 2001 H.E. Jose Maria Aznar Prime Minister Madrid Spain Vienna, 25 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, condemns in the strongest possible terms the killing of a newspaper executive in Spain’s Basque region. On 24 May, Santiago Oleaga Elejabarrieta was shot seven times, three times […] Read more »
Letter: Newspaper attacked with bomb May 25, 2001 H.E. Rauf Raif Denktash President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Office of the President Lefkosa Cyprus Vienna, 25 May 2001 Your Excellency, The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! The International Press […] Read more »
Letter: Kinshasa newspaper banned May 18, 2001 His Excellency Joseph Kabila President of the Republic Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo Vienna, 18 May 2001 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is extremely concerned about the recent closure of the Kinshasa based private newspaper La Libre Afrique and suspects political motives, unmentioned in the […] Read more »
Letter: Nizar Nayyouf goes on renewed hunger strike April 24, 2001 His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President of Syria Presidential Palace Damascus Arab Republic of Syria Vienna, 24 April 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply concerned about the fate of Nizar Nayyouf, a journalist and human rights activist, who is near death in a Damascus military prison after going on a renewed hunger […] Read more »
Letter: Attacks on Tbilisi weekly continue April 3, 2001 H.E. Eduard Shevardnadze President Republic of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia Via Fax: + 995 32 99 86 90 Vienna, 3 April 2001 Your Excellency, The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! The International Press Institute […] Read more »
Letter: Editor-in-chief charged with insulting the president March 13, 2001 H.E. Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev President Office of the President 11 Mira Street 473000 Astana, Aqmola Oblysy Kazakhstan Vienna, 13 March 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the prosecution of an editor and a historian in Kazakhstan. According to IPI’s sources, on 13 March, […] Read more »
Letter: Pressure on opposition newspaper March 9, 2001 H.E. Askar Akayev Office of the President Ulitsa Kirova 205 Bishkek Kyrgyzstan c/o Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Austria Vienna, 9 March 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned at the recent measures taken by the authorities against a Kyrgyzs opposition newspaper. According to […] Read more »
Report on draft Gambian National Media Commission bill, 1999 March 9, 2001 Report on Draft Gambian National Media Commission Bill, 1999 International Press Institute (Issued on 9 March 2001) A. Introduction The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, has been asked to examine the proposed National Media Commission Bill, 1999 (“the proposed legislation” or “NMCB, 1999”) on the basis of international […] Read more »
Letter: Malaysiakini.com harassed and intimidated by officials March 6, 2001 His Excellency Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Department Jalan Dato’ Onn Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Vienna, 6 March 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about the recent harassment of the independent on-line newspaper, Malaysiakini.com. The IPI Weekly Digest & […] Read more »
Letter: Journalist assaulted March 5, 2001 H.E. Eduard Shevardnadze President Republic of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia Via Fax: + 995 32 99 86 90 Vienna, 5 March 2001 Your Excellency, The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! The International Press Institute […] Read more »
Excessive and discriminatory VAT to be added on the sale of newspapers and magazines March 3, 2001 His Excellency Fernando de la Rúa President of the Republic Buenos Aires Argentina Fax: (+ 5411) 43 44 37 65 /37 89 Vienna, 3 May 2001 The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! Your […] Read more »
Letter: Repressive media law approved by Macedonian government February 21, 2001 His Excellency Boris Trajkovski President of the Republic of Macedonia Via Fax: +389 2 112 147 His Excellency Mr. Ljubco Georgievski President of the Government of Republic of Macedonia Via Fax: +389 2 112 561 His Excellency Mr. Stojan Andov President of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia Via Fax: +389 2 113 643 […] Read more »
Letter: Intimidations against foreign correspondents February 19, 2001 His Excellency Robert Mugabe President Harare, Zimbabwe Vienna, 19 February 2001 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is strongly concerned about the recent intimidations against foreign media and their correspondents in Zimbabwe. The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom […] Read more »
Letter: Two journalists imprisoned February 5, 2001 H.E Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir President General Revolutionary Command Council Khartoum Sudan c/o Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan Vienna, Austria Vienna, 5 February 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the decision by a Sudanese court to imprison two journalists after they […] Read more »
Letter: Wave of attacks against the independent and the state-owned media January 31, 2001 His Excellency Robert Mugabe President Harare Zimbabwe Vienna, 31 January 2001 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the recent wave of attacks against the independent and the state-owned media in Zimbabwe. The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press […] Read more »
IPI keeps Russia, Sri Lanka and Venezuela on “IPI watch list” removes Peru January 30, 2001 At the Board Meeting of the International Press Institute (IPI), held in New Delhi, India, on 26 January, the Executive Board Members unanimously agreed to keep Russia, Sri Lanka and Venezuela on the “IPI Watch List” and remove Peru. Regarding Russia, the Board agreed that a number of incidents have occurred which have reinforced the […] Read more »
Letter: Journalist beaten January 11, 2001 H.E. Daniel arap Moi President Office of the President Nairobi Kenya Vienna, 11 January 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the assault on a TV journalist in Kenya. The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news […] Read more »
Letter: Journalist attacked in Russia December 18, 2000 H.E. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin President The Kremlin Moscow Russia Via Fax: + 7 095 206 91 11/ 206 41 68 Vienna, 18 December 2000 Your Excellency, The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! […] Read more »
Letter: Russia’s ORT Television offices raided December 7, 2000 H.E. Vladimir Putin President The Kremlin Moscow Russia Vienna, 7 December 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned at the methods employed by the Moscow Air Transport prosecutor’s office during its raid on the offices of ORT Television. According to the information before […] Read more »
Letter: Swiss journalist detained in Indonesia December 4, 2000 H.E. Abduraman Wahid President Office of the President 15 Jalan Merdeka Utara 10110 Jakarta Indonesia Vienna, 4 December 2000 Your Excellency, The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! The International Press Institute (IPI), the […] Read more »
Letter: Chad editor faces 2 years in prison for criminal defamation November 16, 2000 His Excellency President Idriss Deby Office of the President Avenue Charles de Gaulle N’Djamena Republic of Chad Vienna, 16 November 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about the criminal defamation charges brought against Yaldet Oulatar Bégoto, editor-in-chief of N’Djamena Hebdo, and Al […] Read more »
Letter: Jordan journalist banned for life from carrying out his profession November 11, 2000 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 IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! The […] Read more »
Letter: Restrictions on Palestinian journalists November 2, 2000 His Excellency Ehud Barak Prime Minister Kiryat Ben-Gurion 3 Kaplan St, P.O. Box 187 91919 Jerusalem Israel By Fax: 2 (00972-2) 513 950 Vienna, 2 November, 2000 The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for all IPI press freedom news and updates, opportunities for journalists, and the latest in media innovation. Join us! […] Read more »
Three more newspapers banned in Iran October 24, 2000 In a 24 October 2000 letter to Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei (below), IPI condemned the “temporary” bans on three weekly newspapers, increasing the total of recently banned publications in Iran to more than twenty. According to IPI’s sources, the weeklies “Sobh-e Omid” (Morning of Hope), “Mihan” (Homeland) and “Sepideh-e Zendegi” (Dawn of Life) were banned […] Read more »
Letter: Stiff fine imposed on Ethiopia journalist October 18, 2000 His Excellency Meles Zenawi Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister P.O. Box 1031 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Vienna, 18 October 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the fine imposed on journalist Taye Belachew by the Federal High Court of Ethiopia. The IPI Weekly Digest […] Read more »
Letter: Authorities threaten independent publishing house in Belarus October 16, 2000 H.E. Aleksandr Lukashenko President Office of the President 220010 Minsk Minsk oblast Belarus Vienna, 16 October 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global organisation of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the recent action by the authorities against an independent publishing house. The IPI Weekly Digest & IPI Distribution List Subscribe for […] Read more »