H.E. Néstor Kirchner President of the Republic Office of the President Balcarce 50 1064 Buenos Aires Argentina Fax: (+5411) 43 44 37 89 / 43 44 37 65 Vienna, 2 October 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned that the value-added […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) called upon the U.S. military authorities to thoroughly review its investigation procedures into the deaths of journalists mistakenly killed by U.S. forces in Iraq. Rejecting the military’s findings, as reported by the Associated Press, which absolved the U.S. from any blame in the 17 August death of Reuters’ cameraman Mazen […]

H.E. President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh State House Banjul The Gambia Fax: +220 227 034 Vienna, 24 September 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, wishes to express its concern at the disappearance of Abdoulie Sey, the editor-in-chief of the bi-weekly Independent newspaper. On the […]

At the Board Meeting of the International Press Institute, held in Salzburg, Austria, on 13 September, the Executive Board Members voted to remove Sri Lanka while agreeing to keep Russia, South Korea, Venezuela and Zimbabwe on the IPI Watch List. Speaking of the decision to remove Sri Lanka, IPI Director Johann P. Fritz said, “An […]