His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Jerusalem Israel By Fax: + 9722 651 26 31 Vienna, 4 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, requests with the greatest urgency that the Israeli government undertake thorough investigations into the repeated incidents of soldiers firing […]

Mr. Ofer Nimrodi Maariv-Modi’in Publishing House 2 Carlebach Street Tel Aviv Israel Vienna, 26 April 2001 Dear Mr. Nimrodi, As the Director of the International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, I thought I would take this opportunity to express my deep concern at the recent dismissal of Moshe Negbi, […]

His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President of Syria Presidential Palace Damascus Arab Republic of Syria Vienna, 24 April 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply concerned about the fate of Nizar Nayyouf, a journalist and human rights activist, who is near death in a Damascus military prison after going on a renewed hunger […]

H.E. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin President The Kremlin Moscow Russia Vienna, 20 April 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned at recent actions apparently aimed at silencing the critical voice of Russia’s independent media outlets. The state-linked natural gas company, Gazprom, is currently engaged […]