Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Letter: Journalist dies in custody after being tortured

H.E. Sher Bahadur Deuba Prime Minister Kathmandu Nepal Vienna, 28 June 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the killing – apparently in jail after being tortured – of journalist Krishna Sen. According to IPI’s sources, Mr. Sen, editor of the pro-Maoist […]

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Letter: Series of attacks on independent media

H.E. Nursultan A. Nazarbayev President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Office of the President 473000 Astana Kazakhstan Vienna, 27 May 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the recent petrol bomb attack on the opposition newspaper Respublika. According to international reports, attackers […]

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

His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President of Syria Damascus Arab Republic of Syria Vienna, 2 May 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the ongoing campaign of harassment and violence against the family of Syrian journalist Nizar Nayyouf. Refusing to publicly condemn Nizar’s […]

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

His Excellency Carlo Azeglio Ciampi President of the Italian Republic Palazzo del Quirinale Rome, Italy Fax: 0039 06 46993125 Vienna, 15 February 2002 Your Excellency, On the eve of the official state visit to Italy of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (19-21 February), the International Press Institute (IPI) wishes to bring to your attention the ongoing […]

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