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 […]

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 […]