The International Press Institute (IPI) today wrote an open letter to Ghanaian President Atta Mills, calling on him to ensure that attacks on journalists in the West African country are promptly investigated, and that the perpetrators are brought to justice. In recent weeks, a number of incidents of violence against journalists – often allegedly at […]

A newspaper journalist in Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been attacked for the second time in less than a month, prompting concerns that the press freedom environment in the West African country – long considered to be one of the best on the continent – is deteriorating. Jos Garneo Cephas, a reporter with the Daily […]

The Office of the President of Ghana is giving “serious attention” to allegations that Ghanaian journalist James Donkor was mistreated by police, following a 19 November IPI letter addressed to H.E. President John Evans Atta Mills. In a 28 January letter to IPI, the Head of Mission of the Ghanaian Embassy in Vienna, H.E. Mr. […]

H.E. John Kufuor President of the Republic of Ghana The Castle P.O. Box 1627 Accra Ghana Fax: +233 21 664 089 H.E. Ruud Lubbers High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations High Commission for Refugees Case Postale 2500 CH-1211 Geneve 2 Depot Switzerland Fax: +4122-739 73 12 Vienna, 13 December 2001 Dear Mr. President, Dear Mr. […]