His Majesty King Hussien ibn Talal The Royal Palace Amman Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Vienna, 29 September 1997 Your Majesty, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in over 100 countries, strongly protests the suspension of 12 Jordanian weekly newspapers. We […]

His Excellency President Hosni Mubarak Abedine Palace Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt Vienna, 16 September 1997 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the heavy penalties imposed on members of the London-based Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat. On Sunday, 14 September, a Cairo-criminal court sentenced the Saudi owners of Asharq al-Awsat, Hisham and Mohammad Ali […]

His Excellency Askar Akayev President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan Office of the President Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Vienna, 13 August 1997 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in over 100 countries, is most concerned about a recent decision by […]

H. E. Alexander Lukashenko President of the Republic of Belarus Minsk Belarus Vienna, 29 July 1997 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the detention of a Russian television crew by state authorities. On 22 July 1997, a three-man crew for Russian Public Television (ORT), headed by Minsk bureau chief Pavel Sheremet, was […]