His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 16 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned over what appears to be an ongoing attempt to muzzle the critical voice of the independent press in South Korea. The […]

H.E. Jose Maria Aznar Prime Minister Madrid Spain Vienna, 16 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns a bomb attack against a journalist in Spain’s Basque region. On 15 May, journalist Gorka Landaburu suffered injuries to his hands and face when he opened […]

H.E Sh. Girish Chander Saxena Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar India Via Fax: + 91 194 455 320 Vienna, 10 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the beating of a group of journalists by paramilitary soldiers. According to IPI’s sources, a […]

His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Jerusalem Israel By Fax: + 9722 651 26 31 Vienna, 4 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, requests with the greatest urgency that the Israeli government undertake thorough investigations into the repeated incidents of soldiers firing […]