His Excellency Jiang Zemin President Beijing People’s Republic of China Fax: + 8610 – 6512 5810 Vienna, 9 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the nine-year prison sentence given to freelance journalist Jiang Weiping. According to the information before IPI, […]

His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President of Syria Presidential Palace Damascus Arab Republic of Syria Vienna, 8 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the harassment of journalist Nizar Nayyouf’s relatives by the authorities and members of the governing party, al-Ba’ath, in […]

H.E. Mireya Elisa Moscoso de Gruber President Office of the President Palacio Presidencial Panamá Republic of Panama Fax: (+ 507) 227 0076 Vienna, 5 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned about the charges of criminal defamation pending against Julio […]

H.E. President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh State House Banjul The Gambia Fax: +220 227 034 Vienna, 2 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute, the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, condemns the recent arrest of Baboucar Gaye and the closure of his radio station, Citizen FM. On the basis of information […]