H.E. Mary Robinson UN High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Geneva Switzerland Fax: (+ 4122) 917 02 45 Vienna, 16 August 2001 Dear High Commissioner, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned about certain tendencies of media regulation which can be found in […]

His Excellency Kim Dae-Jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 8 August 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned by the severe implications for press freedom and the deep divide within Korean society caused by the issue of […]

Mr. John Ashcroft Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC USA Fax: + 1 202-514-0293 Vienna, 1 August 2001 Dear Mr. Ashcroft, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned over the jailing of a journalist for refusing to hand over her research notes […]

H.E. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin President The Kremlin Moscow Russia Via Fax: + 7095 206 5173 Vienna, 27 July 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply worried about the Russian army’s latest attempt to censor journalists covering developments in Chechnya. According to IPI’s sources, on […]