His Excellency P. V. Narasimha Rao Prime Minster Office of the Prime Minister New Delhi Republic of India Vienna, 12 April 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), strongly condemns the killing of Gulam Rasool Sheikh, a Kashmiri newspaper editor. We are informed that Sheikh, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on 20 March […]

H. E. Vladimir Meciar Prime Minister Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic Bratislava Slovakia Vienna, 10 April 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), is most concerned about the recent passing of new anti-subversion legislation by Slovakia’s parliament. The amendments to the penal code, rammed through parliament by Your Excellency’s coalition government […]

H. E. Alexander Lukashenko President of Belarus Office of the President Minsk Republic of Belarus Vienna, 20 March 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute strongly condemns the sacking of Nikolai Galko, editor of Belarus’ s leading daily newspaper. We are informed that Mr. Galko, editor of the parliamentary daily Narodnaya Gazeta, was dismissed by […]

H. E. Frederick Chiluba President of the Republic Zambia State House Lusaka Zambia Vienna, 7 March 1996 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is extremely concerned about the case of three journalists working for The Post a bi-weekly newspaper. On 27 February 1996, editor-in-chief Fred M’membe, managing editor Bright Mwape, and freelance columnist Lucy […]