IPI/SEEMO Expresses Concern at Harassment of Journalists in Moldova
Thursday, 02 October 2008
Your Excellencies,
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI),...
IPI/SEEMO Expresses Concern over Hostile Media Environment in Montenegro
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned about...
IPI Concerned at Draft Legal Amendments that Threaten Protection of Sources in Germany
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is deeply concerned at a set of draft amendments to the German Criminal Code that threaten...
IPI/SEEMO Alarmed at Death Threats Against Media Representatives in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Monday, 29 September 2008
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned about...
Jaruek Rangcharoen: Thailand
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Jaruek Rangcharoen, 46, a reporter for the Thai daily Matichon, was shot several times in the head while he was buying food at a market in Suphanburi province in central Thailand. The shooting is believed to be linked to his...
Alejandro Zenón Fonseca Estrada: Mexico
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Alejandro Zenón Fonseca Estrada, host of a morning talk show on the local radio station EXA FM, was hanging posters on a major street in Villahermosa, Tabasco State, as part of his ongoing campaign against violence, when he was...
Joint Declaration of Professional Media Organizations in Turkey in Response to Government Pressure on Media
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the AKP government are not satisfied to only hold the majority at Parliament, but they are also attempting to place all national organizations, including non-governmental organizations,...
IPI Calls for Immediate Release of Bangladeshi Editor
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, supports the demand put forward on 19 September by the editors of 14 national daily...
IPI/SEEMO Condemns Violent Attacks on Sports Journalists in Romania
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), condemns the recent...
IPI/SEEMO Expresses Concern at Several Recent Legal Developments in Moldova
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned about...
Musab Mahmood, Ahmed Salim and Ihab Mu’d: Iraq
Saturday, 13 September 2008
Musab Mahmood, Ahmed Salim and Ihab Mu’d of al-Sharqiya TV were found dead a short distance from where they were kidnapped while filming in the al-Zanjali district of Mosul.
IPI Calls on Turkish Prime Minister to Retract Ultimatum Against Dogan Media Group
Friday, 12 September 2008
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the threats made against the Dogan Media Group by the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep...
IPI Concerned at Slovenian Government’s Use of Diplomatic Pressure in Response to Finnish Media’s Handling of Patria Bribery Affair
Thursday, 11 September 2008
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is concerned by the Slovenian government’s use of diplomatic pressure in response to...
IPI Welcomes Proposal for an EU Global Online Freedom Act
Tuesday, 09 September 2008
The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, urges the European Commission to give due consideration to the draft EU Global Online Freedom...
IPI Calls for Release of Imprisoned Sri Lankan Journalist
Monday, 08 September 2008
The recent indictment of Sri Lankan journalist J.S. Tissainayagam, after being held in detention for almost six months by the country’s Terrorist Investigation Department (TID), is a shocking reminder of the continued persecution...
Giorgi Ramishvili: Georgia
Saturday, 06 September 2008
Giorgi Ramishvili, fell victim to a stray bullet when conducting filming in Shavnabada environs. He has been working for Rustavi 2 broadcasting company since the day of its foundation.
IPI/SEEMO concerned about actions directed against Serbian media outlet by hard-line nationalist movements
Thursday, 04 September 2008
The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is deeply concerned...
IPI Deplores Deadly Attack on Journalist Abdulla Alishayev in Russia’s North Caucasus
Thursday, 04 September 2008
"We are tremendously saddened by this pattern of violence against journalists in Russia. Prominent Russian politicians have promised to tackle the issue of impunity. Instead, the situation appears to be getting worse. I call...
Abdulla Telman Alishayev: Russia
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
Abdulla Telman Alishayev, was in his car near Dagestan’s capital, Makhachkala, when he was attacked by two unidentified assailants on the evening of 2 September. He sustained gunshot wounds to his shoulder and head, and was...
Attacks on the Nepalese Media Perpetrated at Alarming Rate During August 2008
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
For further information about media and press freedom developments in Nepal, please contact IPI's Barbara Trionfi (btrionfi@freemedia.at)
On 30 August, journalist Siddharaj Rai was physically attacked, reportedly by members of...
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