Jailed Mexican army officer suffers campaign of harassment due to criticism of human rights abuses
Sources: Press, Comision Mexicana de Defensa y Promocion de Derechos Humanos Brigadier General Jose Gallardo Rodriguez, whose imprisonment in Mexico in November 1993 is widely thought to be connected to his criticism of the military, was denied visits by a leading Mexican human right group — the Comision Mexicana de Defensa y Promocion de los […]
Probe into media criticism of superior courts
Source: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), Karachi According to a press release issued by the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Chief Justice nominated in March 1995 two judges of the Supreme Court to conduct a preliminary enquiry to consider the “expediency and the propriety of taking action” in light of statements and articles […]
Trial pending for Russian journalist Stanislav Mitskevich
Source: Journalists Union of Russia, Moscow A trial is pending in the case of the 67 year old journalist of Russian origin Stanislav Mitskevich. Mitskevich, a Russian citizen and retired journalist, began working as editor-in-chief of the Russian language services of the radio station Sovetskaya Litva (Soviet Lithuania) in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1990. He edited […]
Journalist Francis Vincent and interpreter killed in ambush; cameraman wounded; driver fatally wounded
Francis Vincent, a South African journalist and the Johannesburg bureau chief for the international British television news agency Worldwide Television News (WTN), along with his interpreter, a Burundian student from the Ngagara district, were killed on 6 April 1995 at approximately 18:00 hours. They were the victims of an ambush 12 kilometres north of the […]
“Al Nahar” correspondent arrested in Gaza
Taher al-Nounou, Gaza correspondent for the East Jerusalem daily “Al Nahar”, was arrested by Palestinian police on 5 March 1995, reports RSF. He is accused of have “spread false information.” Tahar al-Nounou had written an article affirming that the 2 April explosion which killed Hamas militants could have been caused by a time bomb, a […]
“Finance Magazine” resumes publication after February attack on offices
**Updates IFEX CH alert dated 3 February 1995** The IFJ reports that “Finance Magazine”, whose offices were attacked on 1 February 1995, is publishing as usual again. It has apparently not been harassed in its operations since and is putting a magazine on the market at regular intervals.
Journalist Makhlouf Boukhezar killed
Makhlouf Boukhezar, a journalist with the Algerian state television network ENTV, was killed in his home in Constantine overnight from 3 to 4 April 1995. His attackers, who passed themselves off a police officers, slashed the journalist’s throat. According to RSF, Makhlouf Boukhezar death brings the total of journalists killed in Algeria since May 1993 […]
Further details on “disappearance” of journalist Gerson Lopez Orantes
**Further details on IFEX CH alerts dated 20 March 1995** CPC, the Guatemala-based office which coordinates FIP’s activities in Central America, has produced the following full report on the case of “La Republica” journalist Gerson Lopez Orantes, who “disappeared” on 28 March 1995 and emerged 27 hours later, with signs of having been torture, including […]
Television journalist Rachida Hammadi dies of her wounds; CPJ confirms total of journalists killed since May 1993 at 36
**Updates IFEX CH alert dated 20 March 1995** Algerian State Television (ENTV) reporter Rachida Hammadi, who was seriously wounded in a 20 March 1995 attack that killed her sister, died of her wounds overnight on 30 March in a hospital in Paris, to which she had been transferred on 26 March. The Armed Islamic Group […]
Journalists Yusaini Ali and Saniboey Mohd Ismail detained
Two journalists have been arrested by police on 30 March 1995, apparently as a result of an article they wrote in the newspaper “Harian Metro”. Johor police detained Yusaini Ali and Saniboey Mohd Ismail at their office. They are apparently being held under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) regarding a story on the kidnapping of […]
Journalist Gerson Ricardo Lopez Orantes “disappears”
Gerson Ricardo Lopez Orantes, a young journalist with the “La Republica” daily newspaper in Guatemala, has “disappeared” since Tuesday 28 March 1995. He left work and has not been heard from since. The FIP office in Guatemala, the CPC (Coordinadora de Proyectos Centroamericanos), appealed to Guatemalan President Ramiro de Leon Carpio in the case, and […]
Three “The Point” journalists detained
On 30 March 1995, Pape Sane, Badara Sowe and Ibrahima Ernest, journalists with the newspaper “The Point”, were detained by Gambian security forces. The journalists were arrested reportedly in connection with articles published in the 30 March edition of “The Point”. The articles concern a prison revolt at Mile Two, and the holding of four […]
Journalist Nestor Baguer attacked
On 2 March 1995, Nestor Baguer, an independent journalist and president of the Independent Association of Journalists of Cuba (APIC), was attacked by an unknown individual outside his home in Havana. The assailant pushed him off the pavement into the street, causing a fracture to his right wrist and severe bruising to his ribs. According […]
“Feral Tribune” tax withdrawn
**Updates IFEX CH alert dated 14 July 1994** On 22 March, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia withdrew the tax on the Croatian independent satirical weekly “Feral Tribune”. A 50 per cent sales tax had been slapped on “Feral Tribune” from 1 July 1994. Normally such a tax is only applied to pornographic […]
Journalists released under prisoner exchange
Sources: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), New York; Reporters sans frontieres (RSF), Paris **Updates IFEX CH alerts dated 3 March 1995** CPJ and RSF confirm reports that journalists Namik Berberovic and Shanaat Nahrawand, both held hostage by Bosnian Serb forces since January and February respectively, were freed on 20 March 1995 at 5pm as part […]
CPJ receives reply to protest
**Updates IFEX CH alert and advisories dated 22, 20 February, 31 January 1995** The following is a copy of a CPJ letter to the Armenian government which was written in response to a reply received by the organization to its 2 February 1995 protest letter on the closing of eleven mass media outlets in late […]