H. E. Boris Yeltsin President of Russia Moscow Russian Federation Vienna, 26 January 1996 The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of Oleg Slabynko, producer of the popular Russian television talk show, Moment of Truth. We are informed that Mr. Slabynko was shot dead in his apartment by two men on Thursday, 25 […]

H. E. Boris Yeltsin President of Russia Moscow Russian Federation Vienna, 24 January 1996 The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the continued detention of two Turkish journalists by Russian authorities. We are informed that M. Ali Tekin, managing editor of the weekly magazine Selam, and Telip Özcelik, Ankara representative of the same publication, were […]

His Excellency Mr. Li Peng Premier Office of the Premier Beijing People’s Republic of China Vienna, 16 January 1996 The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in 85 countries, is most concerned about China’s decision to restrict the free flow of […]

His Excellency Boris Yeltsin President of Russia Office of the President Moscow Russian Federation Vienna, 29 December 1995 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) strongly condemns the killing of Vadim Alferyev, a journalist working for Segodnyashnyaya Gazeta in Krasnoyarsk. Mr. Alferyev was beaten to death in the entrance to his apartment building on Wednesday, […]