His Excellency Andrés Pastrana President of Colombia Santafé de Bogotá Colombia Vienna, 16 August 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of popular Colombian journalist Jaime Garzón. On 13 August, Garzón, 39, a beloved satirist known for his scathing parodies of politicians, was gunned down by two unidentified assailants on […]

Mr. Javier Solana Secretary General North Atlantic Treaty Organization Brussels Belgium Vienna, 28 April, 1999 Dear Secretary General, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and publishers dedicated to protecting and furthering freedom of the press, condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent NATO strikes on the media in Serbia. While […]

His Excellency Slobodan Milosevic President of Yugoslavia Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vienna, 12 April 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of a prominent publisher, Slavko Curuvija, in Belgrade. We are informed that unidentified gunmen shot and killed Mr. Curuvija, the owner of an independent daily newspaper, Dnevni Telegraf, […]

His Excellency Aslan Maskhadov President Grozny Chechen Republic Russian Federation Vienna, 30 March 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute strongly condemns the kidnapping of a correspondent working for the Itar-Tass news agency. According to our sources, unidentified armed men broke into the house of Said Isayev, a Chechen who has worked for the Russian […]