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 […]

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 […]