H.E. Rudolf Schuster President Bratislava Slovak Republic Fax: + 421 7 544 17 532 Vienna, 15 November 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, leading journalists and media executives, is disappointed that the Slovakian parliament rejected an amendment to the Penal Code that would have abolished provisions on insult […]

H.E. Rudolf Schuster President Bratislava Slovak Republic Via Fax: + 421 7 544 17 532 Vienna, 5 July 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, wishes to reiterate its concern over criminal charges brought against a Slovak journalist; particularly in the light of recent comments made […]

H.E. Rudolf Schuster President Bratislava Slovak Republic Fax: + 421 7 544 17 532 Vienna, 25 June 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned at charges of criminal defamation brought by Your Excellency against a Slovak journalist. According to IPI’s sources, Your Excellency […]

H. E. Vladimir Meciar Prime Minister Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic Bratislava Slovakia Vienna, 19 March 1998 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI) is most concerned about the safety of Eugen Korda, Slovakia correspondent for the Prague-based TV station, Nova Television. In what appears to be the latest incident of harassment […]