Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Court: Burkina Faso must investigate journalist’s 1998 death

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed the African Court for Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR)’s decision to reopen the investigation into the death of Norbert Zongo, an investigative reporter killed nearly 17 years ago, and three companions killed with him. The ACHPR ruled that the Burkina Faso government must search for the killers and […]

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Letter: Philippines radio announcer killed while on air

H. E. Gen. Fidel Ramos President of the Philippines Malacańang Palace Metro Manila The Philippines Vienna, 30 March 1998 The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the killing of a radio announcer in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga on Monday, 30 March. Rey Bancairin was shot […]

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Letter: Correspondent of Iranian news agency abducted and killed in Pakistan

Mullah Mohammad Omar c/o Mr. Abdul Hakim Mujahid Ambassador Embassy of the Islamic Emirate of Afganistan Islamabad Pakistan Vienna, 11 September 1998 The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the reported killing of Mahmoud Saremi, a correspondent for the official Iranian news agency, IRNA, who was abducted by the Taleban militia forces on 8 August. […]

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Letter: Radio journalist killed in Peru

His Excellency Alberto Fujimori President of the Republic of Peru Lima Peru Vienna, 9 June 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the brutal killing of a radio journalist in northern Peru. According to our sources, Félix Haro Rodriguez, a photographer and host of a programme broadcast on Radio 1160’s affiliate in […]

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