His Excellency Hu Jintao President Beijing People’s Republic of China Vienna, 22 April 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives from over 115 countries, is writing to express its firm belief that the culture of silence in China, including a deeply prejudicial media environment, […]

H.C. José Dos Santos SADC Chairperson SADC House Gaborone Botswana Fax: (+267) 3972 848 Vienna, 15 April 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from over 115 countries, calls upon the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to strongly condemn the recent decision of the […]

H.E. Fidel Castro Ruz President Office of the President Havana Republic of Cuba Vienna, 8 April 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, wishes to condemn in the strongest possible terms the jail sentences handed down on 7 April to 36 of 78 detained […]

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 USA Fax: +1-703-697 83 39 The Rt Hon Geoffrey Hoon MP Secretary of State for Defence Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall London SW1A 2HB United Kingdom Fax: +44 207 218 1289 Vienna, 2 April […]