Mr. José Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission European Commission 200 rue de la Loi 1049 Brussels Belgium Fax: (+ 322) 295 01 38   Vienna, 11 March 2005   Dear Mr. President, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is writing to express its grave […]

His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Narayanhity Royal Palace Kathmandu Nepal E-mail: [email protected] Vienna, 7 March 2005   Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is extremely concerned at the continuing problems for journalists in Nepal. Over the last […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, condemns the murder of Elmar Huseynov, the founder and editor of the Russian-language independent weekly news magazine Monitor. The journalist was killed on the evening of 2 March in the stairwell of his apartment building. The unidentified assassin escaped. According to […]

Based on information provided to the International Press Institute (IPI), the Austrian journalist, Sandra Bakutz, is currently being held by Turkish authorities in Istanbul after being arrested at Atatürk airport. Bakutz, who produces the programme “Anatolien Radio” for Radio Orange 94.0 based in Vienna, Austria, and who has written articles for newspapers and magazines such […]