IPI Public Statements

Kenya , 17 December 2001

Proposals for media law amendments would have an adverse effect on press freedom

Ghana , 13 December 2001

Staff of Liberian newspaper awaiting decision on their refugee status in Ghana

Syria , 06 December 2001

Members of Nizar Nayyouf's family go on hunger strike

Syria , 28 November 2001

Government prepares to exile journalist Nizar Nayyouf's family

Gambia , 28 November 2001

Journalist detained

Zimbabwe , 26 November 2001

"Correspondents collude with terrorists" says government

New Zealand , 26 November 2001

NZ government reintroduces criminal defamation

Syria , 20 November 2001

Joint Appeal to Syria to Stop Terrorising Journalist's Family

Slovakia , 15 November 2001

Slovakian government fails to amend criminal defamation provisions

China , 09 November 2001

Freelance journalist sentenced to nine years in prison

Syria , 08 November 2001

Family of Nizar Nayyouf harassed

Panama , 05 November 2001

Cartoonist charged with criminal defamation

Gambia , 02 November 2001

Radio station shut down and owner arrested

Georgia , 31 October 2001

Police raid television station

Czech Republic , 29 October 2001

IPI concerned over government harassment of the media

Venezuela , 25 October 2001

Investigation into private news channel seen as threat to press freedom

Israel , 24 October 2001

Journalists denied access to West Bank villages

International , 21 October 2001

IPI Deplores Governmental Interference in Countries on the "IPI Watch List"

Palestinian Territories , 12 October 2001

Harassment campaign to intimidate the media

USA , 08 October 2001

US State Department attempts to influence reporting by independent TV station al-Jazeera

USA , 02 October 2001

Open letter of support for VOA editorial staff

UK , 01 October 2001

Journalist murdered in Northern Ireland

Azerbaijan , 24 September 2001

Independent newspaper harassed; editor-in-chief jailed

Malawi , 24 September 2001

Independent journalist assaulted by armed gang

Zimbabwe , 24 September 2001

Four staff members of the Daily News attacked

Egypt , 18 September 2001

Editor sentenced to three years in prison

USA , 11 September 2001

Journalist's telephone records subpoened

South Korea , 10 September 2001

IPI/WAN delegation condemns South Korean government's intimidation of the press

Guatemala , 07 September 2001

Journalist murdered

Czech Republic , 07 September 2001

Editor indicted for incitement

South Korea , 06 September 2001

IPI places South Korea on "IPI Watch List"

South Korea , 03 September 2001

IPI send press freedom mission to South Korea

Azerbaijan , 24 August 2001

IPI concerned over provision on a national media council

Zimbabwe , 23 August 2001

Editor detained

Zambia , 20 August 2001

Private radio station shut down; Post editor charged with criminal libel

International / United Nations, 16 August 2001

IPI concerned about draft proposals for the UN World Conference Against Racism

South Korea , 08 August 2001

IPI concerned over imminent arrest of media owners/publishers

USA , 01 August 2001

Freelance journalist jailed for refusing to hand over notes

Russia , 27 July 2001

Restrictions on reporters in Chechnya

Zimbabwe , 27 July 2001

Journalists' accreditation suspended

Sri Lanka , 26 July 2001

Editor faces numerous defamation charges

Gambia , 18 July 2001

Journalist assaulted by soldiers

Hungary , 16 July 2001

Political interference feared in state broadcaster

Colombia , 11 July 2001

4 journalists killed in less than two weeks

India , 09 July 2001

Journalist faces contempt of court charges

Slovakia , 05 July 2001

IPI concerned as criminal charges against journalist continue

Togo , 03 July 2001

Print-run of opposition newspaper seized

South Korea , 01 July 2001

IPI Appeals to the South Korean Judicial and Governmental Authorities to Proceed With Caution in Prosecutions for Tax Evasion

Zimbabwe , 28 June 2001

Foreign correspondent told to leave Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe , 26 June 2001

FOI Bill seeks to control flow of information

Slovakia , 25 June 2001

Criminal defamation charges brought against journalist

Sri Lanka , 21 June 2001

Editor in fear of life over spy allegations

Egypt , 21 June 2001

Editors-in-chief face sedition charges

Syria , 21 June 2001

Nizar Nayyouf abducted

Turkey , 19 June 2001

Journalist charged. Government plans new restrictive media law

International / European Union, 13 June 2001

Press Freedom Organisations Concerned about Existing Criminal Defamation and Insult Laws in EU Member-States

Sweden , 13 June 2001

Letter to Swedish Prime Minister

Laos , 08 June 2001

Government tightens control over media

Nepal , 07 June 2001

Treason charges brought against Nepalese editor

Turkey , 05 June 2001

Proposed media law threatens Internet

Philippines , 31 May 2001

Radio journalist killed

Cyprus , 25 May 2001

Newspaper attacked with bomb

Malawi , 25 May 2001

Newspaper vendor arrested

Spain , 25 May 2001

Newspaper executive killed

Malawi , 22 May 2001

Legal harassment of The Chronicle

D.R. of Congo (form. Zaire) , 18 May 2001

Kinshasa newspaper banned

Spain , 16 May 2001

Journalist injured by parcel bomb

South Korea , 16 May 2001

Harrassment of independent press continues

India , 10 May 2001

Group of journalists beaten by paramilitary forces in Kashmir

Israel , 04 May 2001

IPI requests thorough investigations into shootings, beatings, etc., of journalists

International , 03 May 2001

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, 3 May 2001

Argentina , 03 May 2001

Excessive and discriminatory VAT to be added on the sale of newspapers and magazines

Israel , 26 April 2001

Legal commentator of Maariv daily newspaper dismissed

Syria , 24 April 2001

Nizar Nayyouf goes on renewed hunger strike

Russia , 20 April 2001

Indepenedent media outlets under attack in Russia

USA , 06 April 2001

Charges of criminal defamation brought against an editor and a publisher in Kansas

Georgia , 03 April 2001

Attacks on Tbilisi weekly continue

Guatemala , 30 March 2001

Journalists receive death threats

Serbia , 26 March 2001

Report on Serbian Defamation Provisions

Estonia , 14 March 2001

Publisher of Russian-language daily murdered

Kazakhstan , 13 March 2001

Editor-in-Chief charged with insulting the President

Kyrgyzstan , 09 March 2001

Pressure on opposition newspaper

Gambia , 09 March 2001

Report on Draft Gambian National Media Commission Bill, 1999

Israel , Palestinian Territories / Palestinian Authority, 06 March 2001

IPI report on press freedom violations

Malaysia , 06 March 2001

Malaysiakini.com harassed and intimidated by officials

Georgia , 05 March 2001

Journalist assaulted

Guatemala , 23 February 2001

Violent demonstration in front of offices of elPeriodico daily

Macedonia , 21 February 2001

Repressive media law approved by government

Zimbabwe , 19 February 2001

Intimidations against foreign correspondents

Seychelles , 12 February 2001

Lawsuits against newspapers

Sudan , 05 February 2001

Two journalists imprisoned

Zimbabwe , 31 January 2001

Wave of attacks against the independent and the state-owned media

International , 30 January 2001

IPI keeps Russia, Sri Lanka and Venezuela on "IPI watch list" removes Peru

International , 27 January 2001

Resolutions passed by the 50th IPI General Assembly

Kenya , 11 January 2001

Journalist beaten

Czech Republic , 09 January 2001

Upheaval at Czech public TV

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