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 […]

His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 18 February 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, has been informed about an incident which organisations defending freedom of expression and freedom of the press must regard as unfortunate and serious. The […]

IPI Seminar on “Media and Democracy in the Arab World” Amman, Jordan, 3-5 February 2000 130 journalists and freedom of expression advocates from 28 countries met today in Amman, Jordan, to examine ways of promoting free expression and improving the standards of journalism in the Arab region. King Abdullah II welcomed the delegates and said […]