H.E. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie President of the Republic of Indonesia Office of the President Jakarta Indonesia Vienna, 2 September 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) wishes to express its concern over the safety of journalists reporting on events in East Timor. In the latest violence, pro-Indonesian militiamen armed with automatic weapons and machetes […]

His Excellency Bülent Ecevit Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister’s Office Ankara Turkey Vienna, 26 August 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, condemns the banning of a Turkish television channel, Kanal 6, because of it coverage of last week’s devastating earthquake. We […]

His Excellency Andrés Pastrana President of Colombia Santafé de Bogotá Colombia Vienna, 16 August 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of popular Colombian journalist Jaime Garzón. On 13 August, Garzón, 39, a beloved satirist known for his scathing parodies of politicians, was gunned down by two unidentified assailants on […]

Prime Minister Bertie Ahern Prime Minister of Ireland Dublin Ireland Vienna, 12 August 1999 Dear Prime Minister, The International Press Institute (IPI) — the global network of editors and media executives dedicated to promoting freedom of the press and improving the standards of journalism — condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision by the […]