Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

IPI calls on U.S. military to review investigation procedures into the deaths of journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI) called upon the U.S. military authorities to thoroughly review its investigation procedures into the deaths of journalists mistakenly killed by U.S. forces in Iraq. Rejecting the military’s findings, as reported by the Associated Press, which absolved the U.S. from any blame in the 17 August death of Reuters’ cameraman Mazen […]

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Letter: Disappearance of editor-in-chief

H.E. President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh State House Banjul The Gambia Fax: +220 227 034 Vienna, 24 September 2003 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, wishes to express its concern at the disappearance of Abdoulie Sey, the editor-in-chief of the bi-weekly Independent newspaper. On the […]

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Letter: IPI dismayed over U.S. shooting of journalist

The Honourable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 USA Fax: +1-703-697 83 39 Vienna, 18 August 2003 Dear Mr. Secretary of Defense, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of media executives, leading journalists and editors from over 115 countries, condemns in […]

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Letter: IPI concerned over slow-paced inquiries into journalists’ disappearance

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 USA Fax: +1-703-697 83 39 The Rt Hon Geoffrey Hoon MP Secretary of State for Defence Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall London SW1A 2HB United Kingdom Fax: +44 207 218 1289 Vienna, 2 April […]

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