H.E.Leonid Kuchma President 11 Bankova St. Office of the President 252005 Kiev Ukraine Vienna, 8 July, 2002 Your Excellency The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is strongly concerned about the threats and attempts at intimidation by what seems to be members of the Council for National […]

H.E. Sher Bahadur Deuba Prime Minister Kathmandu Nepal Vienna, 28 June 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the killing – apparently in jail after being tortured – of journalist Krishna Sen. According to IPI’s sources, Mr. Sen, editor of the pro-Maoist […]

H.E. Nursultan A. Nazarbayev President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Office of the President 473000 Astana Kazakhstan Vienna, 27 May 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the recent petrol bomb attack on the opposition newspaper Respublika. According to international reports, attackers […]

His Excellency Bashar al-Assad President of Syria Damascus Arab Republic of Syria Vienna, 2 May 2002 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, strongly condemns the ongoing campaign of harassment and violence against the family of Syrian journalist Nizar Nayyouf. Refusing to publicly condemn Nizar’s […]