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 […]

David Butkovic, former editor-in-chief of Globus, was today acquitted of charges of criminal defamation by a court in Zagreb in a groundbreaking victory for freedom of expression. Judge Ranko Marijan dismissed the charges brought by all 23 ministers in Franjo Tudjman’s government, holding that the right of journalists to inform the public is a basic […]

H. E. Vladimir Meciar Prime Minister Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic Bratislava Slovakia Vienna, 19 March 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the safety of Eugen Korda, Slovakia correspondent for the Prague-based TV station, Nova Television. In what appears to be the latest incident of harassment […]

H. E. Yahya Jammeh President of The Gambia Banjul The Gambia Vienna, 17 April 1998 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the case of Baboucar Gaye, the proprietor of Citizen FM, and the continued closure of his radio station. Baboucar Gaye and Ebrima Sillah, news editor of Citizen FM, were […]