His Excellency Bülent Ecevit Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister’s Office Ankara Turkey Vienna, 21 October 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the murder of Ahmet Taner Kislali, a prominent journalist and former Turkish minister of culture. Kislali, 60, died […]

His Excellency Jose Eduardo dos Santos President of the Republic of Angola Gabinete do Presidente Luanda Angola Vienna, 21 October 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned about the continued detention of freelance journalist Rafael Marques. On 14 October 1999, Marques – who […]

The International Press Institute today welcomed the fact that the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that Romania had violated Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention of Human Rights when it found a journalist guilty of criminal libel and sentenced him to 3 months’ imprisonment (suspended). The case concerned a Romanian […]

His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 29 October 1999 Your Excellency, On behalf of the International Press Institute, I would like to raise with you once again the case of Mr. Hong Suk-hyun and the Joongang Ilbo. As you are aware, accused of tax evasion, Mr. Hong is […]