Mr. John Ashcroft The Attorney General US Department of Justice Washington, DC USA Fax: + 1 202-514-0293 Vienna, 10 September 2001 Dear Mr. Ashcroft, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, wishes to protest the decision of the United States (US) Attorney’s office to subpoena the telephone […]

The joint IPI/WAN delegation completed their mission in Seoul, South Korea, with a condemnation on 9 September of government intimidation of the press. The International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) joint mission to South Korea found further substantiation that the Korean government tax investigation and the Korea Fair Trade Committee […]

JUDR. Jaroslav Bures Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice Vysehradska 16 128 10 Prague Czech Republic Fax: 00420 2 249 15 140 Vienna, 7 September 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is deeply concerned by the decision of the authorities to prosecute a […]

His Excellency Alfonso Portillo Cabrera President Casa Presidencial Guatemala City Guatemala Fax: (00502) 239 00 90 Vienna, 7 September 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the killing of radio journalist Jorge Mynor Alegria. According to IPI’s sources, Alegria, host of a […]