President Ernesto Samper Pizano President of Colombia Casa de Narińo Bogotá Colombia Granada, 22 March 1997 Your Excellency, The Executive Board of the International Press Institute (IPI), meeting on the occasion of the IPI World Congress and 46th General Assembly in Granada, Spain, strongly condemns the killing of the Colombian journalist Gerardo Bedoya. IPI is […]

H. E. Aslan Maskhadov President of the Chechen Republic Grozny Chechnya Vienna, 5 March 1997 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the kidnapping of two journalists in Chechnya. IPI is informed that a correspondent for Itar-Tass, Nikolai Zagnoiko, and a reporter working for Radio Russia were kidnapped on Tuesday, 4 March 1997, […]

H. E. Fidel Ramos President Malacańang Palace Manila The Philippines Vienna, 18 December 1996 The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of an editor of one of the Philippines’ largest radio stations. Roberto Berbon, editor of the DZMM radio station, was shot in the head and body by three gunmen on Sunday, 15 […]

H. E. Haidar Aliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijan Vienna, 7 August 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, is deeply concerned about the escalation of press freedom violations in Azerbaijan. On […]