41.   Draskovic also called for a return to peacetime laws, a resumption of diplomatic relations with NATO countries and press freedom.

42.   Even in Hungary and Poland, the governments, composed of former Communists, remain uneasy with press freedom.

43.   Even the leaders of peaceful countries like Namibia, Botswana and Zambia have been criticized recently for restricting press freedom.

44.   Frequent interventions by federal prosecutors have raised questions about press freedoms in Russia and at times have threatened to bully Gusinsky out of business.

45.   Gazprom promised continued press freedom, but disbelieving NTV journalists occupied their studios and staged a three-day on-the-air protest.

46.   He also condemned Islamic extremism and promised to respect press freedom.

47.   Groups that advocate press freedom, however, said the contract amounted to virtual censorship.

48.   He has warned against the independence of regional governors and seems ambivalent about press freedoms.

49.   He said the issue was particularly important because Western news organizations were often viewed by journalists in Singapore as models of a willingness to fight for press freedoms.

50.   He spoke this week at a different forum, a panel on press freedom held at Moscow State University.