Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Letter: Legal harassment of The Chronicle

Dr. Bakili Muluzi President of Malawi Office of the President Private Bag 301 Capital City Lilongwe 3 Malawi Fax: +265 782 095 Vienna, 22 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, continues to be concerned about the plight of independent weekly The Chronicle; in particular, […]

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Letter: Journalist injured by parcel bomb

H.E. Jose Maria Aznar Prime Minister Madrid Spain Vienna, 16 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns a bomb attack against a journalist in Spain’s Basque region. On 15 May, journalist Gorka Landaburu suffered injuries to his hands and face when he opened […]

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Letter: Group of journalists beaten by paramilitary forces in Kashmir

H.E Sh. Girish Chander Saxena Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar India Via Fax: + 91 194 455 320 Vienna, 10 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the beating of a group of journalists by paramilitary soldiers. According to IPI’s sources, a […]

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Letter: IPI requests thorough investigations into shootings, beatings, etc., of journalists

His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Jerusalem Israel By Fax: + 9722 651 26 31 Vienna, 4 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, requests with the greatest urgency that the Israeli government undertake thorough investigations into the repeated incidents of soldiers firing […]

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