H. E. Sartaj Aziz Foreign Minister Ministry of Foreign Affaires Islamabad Islamic Republic of Pakistan Vienna, 17 August 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, condemns the kidnapping of Mahmoud Saremi, a correspondent for the official Iranian news agency (IRNA), by Taleban militia forces. Members of […]

Johann P. Fritz, Director of the International Press Institute (IPI), demanded an immediate and objective examination by an international team of doctors into the circumstances and causes of death of Chief Moshood Abiola. This would be the only way to remove completely any doubts and speculation with regard to his death, Fritz said in Vienna. […]

His Excellency Nelson Mandela President of South Africa Tuynhuis Cape Town South Africa Vienna, 2 July 1998 Dear Sir, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the brutal beating of Thabo Mabaso, a journalist working for the daily Cape Argus, by the police in Cape Town. We are informed that on 27 June 1998 Mabaso […]

Mr. E. K. Nayanar Chief Minister of Kerala Government Secretariat Trivandrum, Kerala India Vienna, 17 June 1998 The International Press Institute (IPI) the global network of editors and media executives, condemns the brutal attack on a group of journalists in Kerala, India, on 16 June. We are informed that four journalists, including two photographers, were […]