H. E. Leonid Kuchma President Kiev Ukraine Vienna, 12 August 1997 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of Boris Derevyanko, editor-in-chief of Vechernya Odessa (Evening Odessa). On Monday, 11 August 1997, Mr. Derevyanko was shot twice point blank in the heart and stomach by an unidentified gunman near the Press […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today voiced concern about reports that journalists in Kerala, India were being restricted from entering various courts in the southern Indian state, including the High Court of Kerala, and called for journalists to be allowed to report on court proceedings without interference. The restrictions come after a section of lawyers […]

Turkish authorities today issued warrants to detain* for another 47 journalists, the second wave targeting media amid an ongoing purge by the government following the failed July 15 coup. The warrants target 47 former executives of the Zaman media group, which the government seized in March over its alleged connections to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah […]

Amid an ongoing purge, Turkish authorities today issued 42 warrants to detain* journalists with alleged links to the U.S.-based cleric the government accuses of orchestrating the failed July 15 coup. The AP reported that authorities had detained five of the journalists and that another 31 academics had been taken into custody. Initial reports suggested that one […]