IPI Public Statements

Argentina , 20 December 2002

IPI concerned over the detention of media director

Slovakia , 04 December 2002

Threat of criminal libel against journalist

Ukraine , 27 November 2002

IPI concerned about death of independent news agency's director

Botswana / SADAC Region, 26 November 2002

IPI request SADC governments to re-affirm their commitment to press freedom

International / IPI Board, 23 November 2002

IPI Board Makes Decisions on Watch List Countries, Announces New Safety Initiative

Poland , 23 November 2002

IPI Board Resolution on Presspublica

International , 22 November 2002

Speakers at IPI Event Urge States to Uphold Press Freedom in Face of Terrorism

Russia , 21 November 2002

Coordinationg Committee worried about amendments to Media Law

International , 21 November 2002

Coordinating Committee Resolutions

Kazakhstan , 11 November 2002

Detained journalist begins hunger strike

International / Gulf Cooperation Council, 11 October 2002

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) threatens to boycott Al-Jazeera

Sudan , 09 October 2002

Journalist arrested and questioned after attending IFEX meeting

Syria / France, 07 October 2002

IPI urges French President to condemn campaign against Syrian journalist

Argentina , 03 October 2002

Federal judge orders seizure of journalist's telephone records

Venezuela , 25 September 2002

IPI/IAPA mission expresses deep concern about the serious deterioration of press freedom in Venezuela

Nepal , 11 September 2002

Prime Minister tells IPI: No Re-imposition of State of Emergency in Nepal

Mauritania , 06 September 2002

IPI condemns seizure of Arabic-language weekly's 19 Aug. issue

Macedonia , 05 September 2002

Independence of newspaper Vest threatened

Slovenia , 30 August 2002

New Act on Salaries in the Public Sector threatens independence of the public service broadcaster RTVSLO

Liberia , 07 August 2002

Government's continuing refusal to release editor

Russia , 01 August 2002

Lack of progress in the cases of several murdered journalists

Haiti , 26 July 2002

Journalist forced into hiding

Kenya , 24 July 2002

IPI calls on Kenyan government to repeal criminal defamation laws

UK , 22 July 2002

Press Release: Interbrew seeks to freeze assets of The Guardian newspaper

Israel , Palestinian Territories / Palestinian Authority, 19 July 2002

Freelance photographer killed in West Bank

Liberia , 17 July 2002

Journalists arrested

Zimbabwe , 15 July 2002

Andrew Meldrum to be deported from Zimbabwe

UK , 15 July 2002

IPI says Interbrew lawyers should halt legal action against media

Ukraine , 08 July 2002

Editor harassed

Sri Lanka , 08 July 2002

Sri Lanka government repeals criminal defamation laws

Colombia , 01 July 2002

Journalist killed

Belarus , 29 June 2002

Two journalists sentenced to two and a half and two years hard labour respectively

Italy , 29 June 2002

IPI criticises pressure on the Italian media and notes an existing failure to keep politics at arms-length

Nepal , 28 June 2002

Journalist dies in custody after being tortured

Canada , 18 June 2002

Ottawa Citizen Publisher fired after critical coverage of Prime Minister

Zimbabwe , 12 June 2002

US journalist Andrew Meldrum goes on trial

Kazakhstan , 27 May 2002

Series of attacks on independent media

Somalia , 24 May 2002

Broadcast license withdrawn

Israel , 24 May 2002

Journalists detained without charges

Liberia , 17 May 2002

Journalist arrested; IPI calls for lifting of restrictions on reporting

International , 12 May 2002

Resolutions passed by the 51st IPI General Assembly

International , 10 May 2002

IPI Re-affirms Countries on the Watch List

International , 09 May 2002

IPI/SEEMO Seminar

International , 08 May 2002

IPI Announces 2002 Free Media Pioneer Award Winner

International , 02 May 2002

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2002

Syria , 02 May 2002

Fatwa against Nizar Nayyouf; AFP correspondent denied press re-accreditation

Zimbabwe , 02 May 2002

Guardian Correspondent Arrested

International , 24 April 2002

IPI Releases Updated Report on Press Freedom Violations in Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Israel , 09 April 2002

Press freedom groups protest Israeli restrictions

Poland , 08 April 2002

Government passes restrictive broadcasting law

Eritrea , 08 April 2002

Government's inhumane treatment of independent journalists

Zimbabwe , 03 April 2002

Police harassment of correspondent for the Daily Telegraph continues

Zimbabwe , 28 March 2002

Zimbabwe correspondent for Britain's Daily Telegraph arrested

Uganda , 22 March 2002

Anti-terrorism law impedes press freedom

France , 20 March 2002

Distribution of free daily newspapers obstructed

Moldova , 19 March 2002

State-owned TeleRadio-Moldova journalists targets of intimidation

Afghanistan , 14 March 2002

Draft law suppresses media in Afghanistan

Israel , 13 March 2002

IDF appears to target media in latest military offensive

Poland , 27 February 2002

IPI concerned over legal harassment of newspaper's managing board

Ethiopia , 22 February 2002

Pending charge against the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Ethio-Time newspaper

International , 21 February 2002

IPI releases World Press Freedom Review 2002

Syria , Italy / Italy, 15 February 2002

IPI urges Italian President to condemn campaign of harassment against Syrian journalist

Croatia , 08 February 2002

State prosecutor plans to file charges against television programme host

Albania , 08 February 2002

Newspaper and its publisher receive death threats

Pakistan , 30 January 2002

American journalist kidnapped

Israel , 21 January 2002

Israel destroys HQs of Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation, refuses to renew press cards

Zimbabwe , 10 January 2002

Repressive measures against the media proposed ahead of upcoming Presidential elections

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