On the occasion of the visit to Vienna by members of the Turkish Press Council, the International Press Institute (IPI) has been informed that Turkish journalists were kidnapped on 16 October 1993 by PKK militants and presented with an ultimatum. According to the Turkish Press Council, journalists working for newspapers and news agencies in Diyarbakir, […]

His Excellency Boutros Boutros-Ghali Secretary General United Nations New York, NY USA Vienna, 4 October 1993 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), representing over 2000 journalists and editors from leading newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organizations and news agencies in 68 countries, is most concerned about the revocation by the United Nations Secretariat of the right […]

His Excellency President Alberto Fujimori Palacio Nacional Lima Peru Vienna, 27 September 1993 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), representing over 2000 journalists and editors from leading newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organizations and news agencies in 68 countries, is most concerned about the arrest of Mr. Francisco Reyes Foyano, a journalist working for the daily […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today expressed concern at apparent attempts by members of Slovakia’s ruling SMER-SD party to dismiss the head of the public service Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS). On June 12, the Slovak TASR news agency reported that the chair of […]