Johann P. Fritz, Director of the International Press Institute (IPI), demanded an immediate and objective examination by an international team of doctors into the circumstances and causes of death of Chief Moshood Abiola. This would be the only way to remove completely any doubts and speculation with regard to his death, Fritz said in Vienna. […]

H. E. Slobodan Milosevic President of Yugoslavia Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vienna, 7 July 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the recent closing of Radio Kontakt, an independent radio station in Pristina, the capital of the southern Serbian province of Kosovo. On 1 July 1998, Radio Kontakt was closed by […]

His Excellency Nelson Mandela President of South Africa Tuynhuis Cape Town South Africa Vienna, 2 July 1998 Dear Sir, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the brutal beating of Thabo Mabaso, a journalist working for the daily Cape Argus, by the police in Cape Town. We are informed that on 27 June 1998 Mabaso […]

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 […]