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 […]

His Excellency Andrés Pastrana President of Colombia Santafé de Bogotá Colombia Vienna, 30 November 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the killing of two Colombian journalists. According to our sources, two local television reporters, Luis Alberto Rincón and Alberto Sánchez, were shot dead […]