Efforts by the governments and conflicts have become a major obstacle in reporting on COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Journalists are struggling to get accurate information from their governments, which are attempting to control the public narrative about the unprecedented health crisis, according to panellists who participated in a webinar  jointly organized by the International Press […]

H.E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President of Sri Lanka Office of the President Colombo Sri Lanka Vienna, 8 September 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the murder of Rohana Kumara, editor of a pro-opposition newspaper, in Sri Lanka. IPI is informed that Kumara, editor of the pro-UNP (United National Party) tabloid, Satana […]

H.E. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie President of the Republic of Indonesia Office of the President Jakarta, Indonesia Vienna, 10 August 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the brutal murder of a journalist working for the daily Medan Pos, which is published in North Sumatra. We are informed that Supriadi, 34, was abducted […]

His Excellency Atal Behari Vajpayee Prime Minister of India Office of the Prime Minister New Delhi India Vienna, 29 January 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the brutal murder of Shivani Bhatanagar, a correspondent of the English-language daily newspaper The Indian Express. IPI is informed that unknown assailants entered Ms. Bhatnagar’s […]