His Excellency Boris Yeltsin President of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia Vienna, 23 March 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the serious threat to freedom of expression and opinion in Russia posed by the passing of a bill which would tighten state control over the country’s broadcast media by […]

His Excellency Frederick Chiluba President of the Republic of Zambia Office of the President Lusaka Zambia Vienna, 10 March 1999 The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the arrest of five journalists in Zambia. We are informed that police in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, set out late on Tuesday, 9 March, to arrest journalists from […]

His Excellency Mohammad Khatami President of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Presidency Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran Vienna, 3 February 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, wishes to express its concern about the continued clampdown on Iran’s press We are informed that on 2 […]

His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Vienna, 15 January 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI); the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the continuing detention of Mark Chavunduka, editor of the weekly Standard. Chavunduka, 34 was arrested by military police officers in Harare on […]