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Link to: CPJ condemns raid on “Malaysiakini” offices

CPJ condemns raid on “Malaysiakini” offices

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 21 January 2003 letter to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, CPJ expressed its outrage over the recent police raid on the offices of the online newspaper “Malaysiakini”, one of the few independent news outlets in Malaysia. Though police have not yet filed any charges against the publication, authorities said they are investigating […]

Link to: Editor of independent Internet daily Malaysiakini.com faces “sedition” charge

Editor of independent Internet daily Malaysiakini.com faces “sedition” charge

(RSF/IFEX) – On 20 January 2003, RSF protested the police raid on the offices of the news website Malaysiakini.com, Malaysia’s principal source of independent news. The police seized about 20 computers and partially blocked access to the website after it published criticism of the government in the form of an anonymous letter. RSF called on […]

Link to: Heavy sentences handed down to Internet writers

Heavy sentences handed down to Internet writers

(WiPC/IFEX) – International PEN is deeply shocked by the heavy sentences handed down to Internet writers Mohamed Zaki, Ibrahim Moosa Luthfee, Ahmed Ibrahim Didi and Fathimath Nisreen. Businessmen Didi, Luthfee and Zaki, and Nisreen, personal secretary to Luthfee, were arrested between 30 January and 1 February 2002 for their alleged involvement with “Sandhaanu”, an Internet […]

Link to: Police officer suspected in journalist’s killing dismissed

Police officer suspected in journalist’s killing dismissed

(CMFR/IFEX) – A suspect in the 13 May 2002 killing of Filipino journalist Edgar Damalerio has been dismissed from the police force. His former immediate superior was also fired in an order issued by the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief. On 8 January 2003, PNP Chief Hermogenes Ebdane ordered the dismissal from the police service […]

Link to: Journalist Saleem Samad released after spending 50 days in detention

Journalist Saleem Samad released after spending 50 days in detention

(RSF/IFEX) – Journalist Saleem Samad was released from prison on 18 January 2003, after spending 50 days in detention for helping a visiting team of journalists from the British television station Channel 4. On 14 January, the High Court had repeated its ruling that Samad was being illegally detained, after the government ignored a 23 […]

Link to: Independent Internet daily’s offices raided

Independent Internet daily’s offices raided

(TJA/IFEX) – The following is a 19 January 2003 letter to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), of which TJA is a member: January 19, 2003 H.E. Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad Pejabat Perdana Menteri Blok A Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan Putrajaya 62502 Putrajaya Malaysia. Phone: 603 […]

Link to: High Court orders release of journalist Saleem Samad

High Court orders release of journalist Saleem Samad

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 14 January 2003 CPJ press release: BANGLADESH: High Court orders journalist’s release New York, January 14, 2003—The High Court in the capital, Dhaka, ruled today that the government’s detention of journalist and press freedom activist Saleem Samad is illegal and ordered his release. On December 23, 2002, the court […]

Link to: Journalist shot and left for dead, in critical condition

Journalist shot and left for dead, in critical condition

(IFJ/IFEX) – In a 13 January 2003 letter to the president and chief executive of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, the IFJ expressed its deep concern about the recent spate of violent attacks against journalists in Pakistan. According to the IFJ’s information, the most recent attack occurred in Faisalabad on 26 December 2002. Several armed men […]

Link to: Several journalists assaulted and threatened by local ruling party leader

Several journalists assaulted and threatened by local ruling party leader

(RSF/IFEX) – On 14 January 2003, RSF protested the recent attack on two journalists by a leader of the country’s ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the central town of Rupganj. In a letter to Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, RSF demanded that those responsible for the assault on “Dainik Jugantor” correspondent A. Hye Milon […]

Link to: CPJ mourns death of cameraman injured in Parliament attack

CPJ mourns death of cameraman injured in Parliament attack

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 January 2003 CPJ press release: INDIA: CPJ mourns death of cameraman injured in Parliament attack New York, January 10, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) mourns the death of our colleague Vikram Singh Bisht, who died yesterday from internal injuries after falling from his wheelchair. On December 13, […]

Link to: CPJ welcomes release of Kashmiri journalist Iftikhar Gilani

CPJ welcomes release of Kashmiri journalist Iftikhar Gilani

(CPJ/IFEX) – New York, January 13, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes the release from prison today of Iftikhar Gilani, New Delhi bureau chief for the Jammu-based newspaper Kashmir Times. Authorities had accused Gilani of possessing classified documents “prejudicial to the safety and security of the country,” a charge they finally admitted was unsubstantiated. […]

Link to: ARTICLE 19 calls for an end to human rights activist’s trial

ARTICLE 19 calls for an end to human rights activist’s trial

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a joint Amnesty International and ARTICLE 19 statement: Malaysia: End trial of human rights activist Irene Fernandez Amnesty International and ARTICLE 19 today jointly called on the Malaysian authorities to withdraw all charges against human rights activist Irene Fernandez and to repeal the “false news” provision under which she […]

Link to: CEHURDES condemns ongoing harassment of journalist

CEHURDES condemns ongoing harassment of journalist

(CEHURDES/IFEX) – According to CEHURDES’s sources, plainclothes security forces agents have been surrounding the house of Kishor Shrestha, editor of “Janaastha” weekly, since 8 January 2003. They have also harassed the journalist’s family and attempted to arrest him. Security forces raided Shrestha’s house (located in Nakhu, Lalitpur district) on the morning of 8 January. Federation […]

Link to: Peshawar cable television installations sabotaged

Peshawar cable television installations sabotaged

(RSF/IFEX) – On 10 January 2003, RSF condemned the latest attack on cable television installations in the Peshawar region, the second such attack in less than one week. The organisation called on Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad to restore the rule of law in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and punish those responsible […]

Link to: One journalist released; another remains in detention

One journalist released; another remains in detention

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 January 2003 CPJ press release: BANGLADESH: One journalist released; another remains in detention New York, January 8, 2003-Journalist and human rights activist Shahriar Kabir, who had been detained for one month on suspicion of conducting “anti-state activities,” was released yesterday. However, another journalist, Saleem Samad, who was also […]

Link to: Writer and academic Lesley McCulloch sentenced to five months’ imprisonment

Writer and academic Lesley McCulloch sentenced to five months’ imprisonment

(WiPC/IFEX) – On 30 December 2002, an Indonesian court found British academic Lesley McCulloch and her American colleague, health worker Joy Lee Sadler, to have acted in violation of visa regulations. The two women were sentenced to five and four months’ imprisonment, respectively, and are expected to be released in mid-January and February 2003, having […]