H. E. Yahya Jammeh President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Banjul The Gambia Vienna, 9 February 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the detention of Boubacar Gaye and Ebrima Sillah, the proprietor and news editor respectively of Citizen FM, and the forced closure of the radio station. We are informed […]

His Excellency Nelson Mandela President Office of the President Pretoria South Africa Vienna, 3 February 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly protests the intended deportation of Newton Kanhema, a senior reporter for The Sunday Independent, who has angered the leaders of the ANC in several of his articles. We are informed that […]

His Excellency Mesut Yilmaz Prime Minster of the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister’s Office Ankara Turkey Vienna, 30 January 1998 Your Excellency, 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 condemns the imprisonment of Haluk Gerger, a […]

H. E. Paul Biya President of the Republic of Cameroon Presidential Palace Yaoundé Cameroon Vienna, 15 January 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the prison sentence and heavy fine handed out to Pius Njawé, editor-in-chief of the weekly La Messager. Njawé was arrested on 24 December, two days after the publication […]