His Excellency Joseph Kabila President of the Republic Kinshasa Democratic Republic of Congo Vienna, 18 May 2001 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is extremely concerned about the recent closure of the Kinshasa based private newspaper La Libre Afrique and suspects political motives, unmentioned in the […]

His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 16 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned over what appears to be an ongoing attempt to muzzle the critical voice of the independent press in South Korea. The […]

H.E. Jose Maria Aznar Prime Minister Madrid Spain Vienna, 16 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns a bomb attack against a journalist in Spain’s Basque region. On 15 May, journalist Gorka Landaburu suffered injuries to his hands and face when he opened […]

H.E Sh. Girish Chander Saxena Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar India Via Fax: + 91 194 455 320 Vienna, 10 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the beating of a group of journalists by paramilitary soldiers. According to IPI’s sources, a […]