H. E. Charles Taylor President of the Republic of Liberia Monrovia Liberia Vienna, 20 February 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in over 100 countries, is most concerned about the Liberian government’s continued refusal to give the […]

His Excellency Mohammad Khatami President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran Islamic Republic of Iran Vienna, 11 February 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in over 100 countries; is deeply concerned about the fate of a […]

H. E. Yahya Jammeh President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Banjul The Gambia Vienna, 9 February 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the detention of Boubacar Gaye and Ebrima Sillah, the proprietor and news editor respectively of Citizen FM, and the forced closure of the radio station. We are informed […]

His Excellency Nelson Mandela President Office of the President Pretoria South Africa Vienna, 3 February 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly protests the intended deportation of Newton Kanhema, a senior reporter for The Sunday Independent, who has angered the leaders of the ANC in several of his articles. We are informed that […]