H. E. Gen. Haji Mohamed Suharto President of the Republic of Indonesia Office of the President Jakarta Indonesia Vienna, 20 March 1995 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the latest development in the Indonesian government’s campaign of harassment against members of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI). We are informed […]

His Excellency Álvaro Uribe Vélez President of the Republic Santafé de Bogotá Colombia Vienna, 9 April 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the murder of a radio journalist in Santander department. According to IPI’s sources, Emeterio Rivas, who worked for Calor […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and a broad coalition of international human rights defenders today urged Turkey’s government to revoke provisions of the ongoing state of emergency following a failed July coup attempt that violate citizens’ fundamental human rights. At least 25 international groups – including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and others – have […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists dedicated to the furtherance and safeguarding of press freedom, welcomes recent commitments made by both the Nepalese government and the leadership of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist) to respect the right to press freedom. Over the past eight years, […]