His Excellency Mesut Yilmaz Prime Minster of the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister’s Office Ankara Turkey Vienna, 17 June 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the jailing of veteran Turkish journalist Ragip Duran. Duran, a well-respected journalist who has worked for several Turkish […]

Mr. E. K. Nayanar Chief Minister of Kerala Government Secretariat Trivandrum, Kerala India Vienna, 17 June 1998 The International Press Institute (IPI) the global network of editors and media executives, condemns the brutal attack on a group of journalists in Kerala, India, on 16 June. We are informed that four journalists, including two photographers, were […]

H. E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President of Sri Lanka Office of the President Colombo Sri Lanka Vienna, 10 June 1998 The International Press Institute (IPI) the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns new restrictions on military reporting in Sri Lanka. The imposition on 5 June of the Emergency (Prohibition on Publication and […]

Mr. William S. Cohen Secretary of Defence Department of Defence Washington, D.C. USA Vienna, 3 May 1998 The International Press Institute (IPI) the global network of editors and media executives, is most concerned over plans by the United States and its allies to create a press-control agency in Bosnia-Herzegovina. We understand that the proposed “Intermediate […]