Right Honourable Tony Blair MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1 Vienna, 3 October 1997 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, broadcasting organizations and news agencies in over 100 countries, is deeply disturbed over the alarming frequency of press freedom violations witnessed in […]

His Excellency Askar Akayev President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan Office of the President Bishkek Kyrgyzstan Vienna, 1 October 1997 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly protests the decision by a district court in Bishkek to sentence Rysbek Omurzakov, a reporter for the weekly Res Publika, to three years in prison for libelling […]

His Majesty King Hussien ibn Talal The Royal Palace Amman Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Vienna, 29 September 1997 Your Majesty, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in over 100 countries, strongly protests the suspension of 12 Jordanian weekly newspapers. We […]

His Excellency President Hosni Mubarak Abedine Palace Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt Vienna, 16 September 1997 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) condemns the heavy penalties imposed on members of the London-based Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat. On Sunday, 14 September, a Cairo-criminal court sentenced the Saudi owners of Asharq al-Awsat, Hisham and Mohammad Ali […]