His Excellency Vladimir Putin Acting President of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia Vienna, 28 January 2000 Your Excellency, On behalf of the International Press Institute – the global network of editors and media executives dedicated to promoting and defending freedom of the press – I am writing to you to express our deep concern about […]

Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President Presidential Secretariat Colombo Sri Lanka Vienna, 20 January 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about the increasingly hostile climate for independent journalists working in Sri Lanka. In an unprecedented attack on the media during a three-hour […]

His Excellency Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh President of The Gambia Banjul The Republic of The Gambia Vienna, 13 January 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about the charges of libel levelled against four journalists from the Independent newspaper. On 27 December 1999, editor-in-chief […]

His Excellency Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahatir Mohamad Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Department Jalan Dato’ Onn Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Vienna, 12 January 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is most concerned about the continued harassment of five Malaysian newspapers, including the opposition bi-weekly, Harakah, whose editor […]