H.E. Eduard Shevardnadze President Republic of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia Via Fax: + 995 32 99 86 90 Vienna, 5 March 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the assault on a Georgian journalist. According to IPI’s sources, Tamaz Tsertsvadze, editorof the Tbilisi weekly newspaper […]

His Excellency Alfonso Portillo Cabrera President Casa Presidencial 6° Avenida, y 5° Calle, Zona 1 Guatemala City Guatemala Vienna, 23 February 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about the continued harassment of the Guatemalan daily elPeriódico, following a violent demonstration in front […]

His Excellency Robert Mugabe President Harare Zimbabwe Vienna, 31 January 2001 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the recent wave of attacks against the independent and the state-owned media in Zimbabwe. According to our sources, The Daily News printing plant was bombed on 28 […]

H.E. Daniel arap Moi President Office of the President Nairobi Kenya Vienna, 11 January 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the assault on a TV journalist in Kenya. According to the information before IPI, Betty Dindi, a journalist with Nation TV, was beaten […]