H. E. Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel Prime Minister’s Office Jerusalem Israel Vienna, 19 July 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), is deeply concerned about the continued detention in Israel of the Lebanese journalist Ali Dia. Dia, a correspondent for the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP), as well as for the […]

H. E. Sani Abacha Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Abuja Nigeria Vienna, 4 July 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), representing editors and leading journalists from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, is most concerned about the oppressive measures taken against Mr. […]

H. E. Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel Prime Minister’s Office Jerusalem Israel Vienna, 21 June 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), is most concerned about the recent seizure of a Lebanese journalist in Israeli-occupied south Lebanon and his continued detention in Israel. Ali, Dia who works for the French news agency Agence […]

H. E. Dr. Julio Maria Sanguinetti President of the Republic Office of the President Montevideo Uruguay Vienna, 30 May 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the jailing of two Uruguayan journalists for smearing the image of a foreign head of state. On 23 May 1996, the brothers Federico and Carlos Fasano, […]