H. E. Rafik Hariri Prime Minister of Lebanon Office of the Prime Minister Beirut Republic of Lebanon Vienna, 30 September 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the recent passing of a law which will restrict the number of licenses issued to radio and television stations and ban dozens of […]

HM King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV The Royal Palace Nuku’alofa Kingdom of Tonga Vienna, 22 September 1996 Your Majesty, The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors from newspapers, magazines, radio, TV and news agencies from 86 nations, is deeply concerned over the jailing of journalists in Tonga. As reported by the Pacific Island […]

H. E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President of Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lanka Vienna, 13 August 1996 The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the latest threat to press freedom in Sri Lanka. We are informed that, according to the lead story of the Monday, 5 August issue of the Daily News, Your Excellency […]

H. E. Haidar Aliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijan Vienna, 7 August 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, is deeply concerned about the escalation of press freedom violations in Azerbaijan. On […]