H. E. Vladimir Meciar Prime Minister Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic Bratislava Slovakia Vienna, 24 May 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), is most concerned about threatening statements directed against the Slovak media by the head of Slovakia’s intelligence service (SIS), Ivan Lexa. We are informed that in a report […]

H. E. Boris Yeltsin President of Russia Moscow Russian Federation Vienna, 15 May 1996 The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of a Russian journalist in southeastern Siberia. IPI is informed that Viktor Mikhailov, a crime reporter for the daily newspaper Zabaikalsy Rabochy, was murdered by unknown assailants while working in the city […]

H. E. Boris Yeltsin President of Russia Moscow Russian Federation Vienna, 13 May 1996 The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of Nina Yefimova, a Russian journalist working in Chechnya. Ms. Yefimova, a correspondent for the local Russian-language newspaper Vozrozhdeniye (Revival), and her mother were abducted from their apartment on the outskirts of […]

H. E. Dr. Franjo Tudjman President of the Republic of Croatia Office of the President Zagreb Croatia Vienna, 9 May 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the case of two journalists working for an independent Croatian newspaper. We are informed that Viktor Ivancic, editor-in-chief of the satirical and investigative […]