His Excellency Zine El-Abdine Ben Ali President of the Republic of Tunisia Vienna, 3 May 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the arrest of family members and supporters in order to intimidate and coerce journalists. On 26 April, Taoufik Ben Brick decided to call a halt to his 24-day old hunger […]

Werede Woldu Wolde Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice Addis Ababa Ethiopia 25 April 2000 Dear Minister, The International Press Institute (IPI) calls upon the Ethiopian police authorities to do everything within their power to bring to justice the culprits responsible for the break-in to the offices of the Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Association (EFJA) […]

H.E. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon President Palacio Nacional Mexico City DF Mexico Vienna, 11 April 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of Pablo Pineda, a reporter and photographer for La Opinion newspaper in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. On Sunday, April 9, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered […]

His Excellency Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahatir Mohamad Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Department Jalan Dato’ Onn Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Vienna, 31 March 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the Malaysian government’s decision not to renew the publishing license of the bi-monthly Detik, effectively banning […]