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 […]

The Rt. Hon. Tony Blair Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London WC 1 UK Vienna, 20 March 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is most concerned with the threats posed to The Observer and The Guardian newspapers as a result of your government’s actions in […]

Senator Magwagwa Mdluli Minister of Public Service and Information Government of Swaziland Mbabane Swaziland Vienna, 22 February 2000 Dear Minister, The International Press Institute – the global network of editors and media executives dedicated to protecting and promoting freedom of the press – is deeply concerned about the recent closure of the Swazi Observer group […]