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Letter: Journalist attacked in Russia

H.E. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin President The Kremlin Moscow Russia Via Fax: + 7 095 206 91 11/ 206 41 68 Vienna, 18 December 2000   Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the assault on an investigative reporter in Moscow. According to our sources, Oleg […]

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Letter: Russia’s ORT Television offices raided

H.E. Vladimir Putin President The Kremlin Moscow Russia Vienna, 7 December 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned at the methods employed by the Moscow Air Transport prosecutor’s office during its raid on the offices of ORT Television. According to the information before […]

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Letter: Swiss journalist detained in Indonesia

H.E. Abduraman Wahid President Office of the President 15 Jalan Merdeka Utara 10110 Jakarta Indonesia Vienna, 4 December 2000 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the arrest of a Swiss journalist by Indonesian police in Jayapura, capital of the Indonesia province of Irian Jaya, […]

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Letter: IPI concerned over threat to editorial independence in Turkey

Mr. Zafer Mutlu, Chairman of the Board Mr. Dinç Bilgin, Publisher Mr. Tayfun Devecioglu, Editor-in-Chief SABAH Newspaper Istanbul Turkey By Fax: +90212-315 86 83 Vienna, 16 November 2000 Dear Sirs, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, wishes to express in an open letter its concern at the decision […]

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