H.E. Leonid Kuchma President Office of the President Vul. Bankova 11 252005 Kiev Ukraine Fax: +380-44-293 10 01 / 293 73 64 / 291 61 61 Vienna, 23 August 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is deeply concerned about […]

Condemning the 11 August slaying by Maoist rebels of reporter Dekendra Raj Thapa, the IPI Nepal National Committee urged the Maoists to refrain from such inhuman activities. The IPI Nepal Chapter announced that it was donating Rs 15,000 (approx. US$ 200) to Thapa’s family. On 18 August, members of the IPI Nepal National Committee also […]

H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo President, Federal Republic of Nigeria Aso Rock Villa Asokoro District Abuja Nigeria Vienna, 28 July 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the assault on a journalist in Makurdi, the capital of Benue state, north central Nigeria. […]

H.E. Ariel Sharon Prime Minister 3 Kaplan Street Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem Israel Fax: (+ 972-2) 513 950 Vienna, 2 July 2004 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, condemns the recent missile attack by Israeli armed forces on a building housing […]