His Excellency Gulbuddin Hekmatyr Prime Minister Char Rahi Sedarat Kabul Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Bucharest, 10 September 1994 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), on the occasion of the international conference on “Journalists in War Zones and Regions of Conflict” (Bucharest, 9-10 September 1994), bringing together senior correspondents and media experts from six Western […]

His Excellency Ali Khafi Chairman of the High Council of State Algiers Algeria Vienna, 9 December 1993 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply concerned about the recent campaign of terror directed against journalists in Algeria. We understand that at least eight journalists have been killed in Algeria this year by Islamic fundamentalists. […]

On the occasion of the visit to Vienna by members of the Turkish Press Council, the International Press Institute (IPI) has been informed that Turkish journalists were kidnapped on 16 October 1993 by PKK militants and presented with an ultimatum. According to the Turkish Press Council, journalists working for newspapers and news agencies in Diyarbakir, […]