Iraq

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Baghdad Centre Focus on Safety as Three More Journalists Die in Iraq’s Media Nightmare Three Iraqi journalists have been assassinated in “cold-blooded and ruthless executions” on the roadside south of Baghdad, reports the safety office of the International Federation of Journalists in Iraq. The attack […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has voiced shock over the gruesome murders of two Iraqi journalists, whose throats were reportedly cut by armed men while they were traveling toward the holy city of Kerbala, south of Baghdad. The two latest victims were Najem Abed Khodair, who worked for the independent daily newspapers “Al-Madaa” and “Tariq al-Shaab”, and […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: CPJ calls on U.S., Iraqi authorities to explain journalist detentions New York, May 12, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed deep concern about the detentions of at least eight Iraqi journalists by U.S. and Iraqi military forces. CPJ called on U.S. and Iraqi […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 6 May 2005 RSF statement: US army asked to explain why it is still holding CBS News cameraman after one month Concern about arrests of other journalists Reporters Without Borders wrote to General John Abizaid, head of US Central Command, today calling for the release of Iraqi cameraman Abdel […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 2005 RSF press release: The war in Iraq : the most deadly one for the media since Vietnam 56 journalists and media assistants killed, 29 kidnapped Iraq is the world’s most dangerous country for journalists and the place where the most are kidnapped. 56 journalists and media […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 2 May 2005 CPJ press release: CPJ: Baghdad shooting highlights checkpoint shortcomings New York, May 2, 2005 – A March 4 shooting in Baghdad in which U.S. forces killed Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari and wounded Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena and agent Andrea Carpani might have been avoided if […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 April 2005 IFJ media release: IFJ Calls for Credible Process as Fury Builds Over “Whitewash Investigations” of Iraq Killings Anger over controversial reports, one by Israel over the killing of journalist James Miller in Gaza and a second by the United States into the death of Italian secret […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has voiced alarm over the arrests of five journalists in the past two weeks. “We are very worried about the increase in arrests of local journalists, often without any evidence, or for unknown reasons. Iraqi journalists now have to deal with this new problem, in which their employers are often powerless to […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 25 April 2005 CPJ press release: Iraqi cameraman killed in Mosul gun battle Another Iraqi journalist detained in separate case New York, April 25, 2005 – An Iraqi cameraman working for Associated Press Television News was killed on Saturday while covering fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul, bringing […]

(RSF/IFEX) – According to an Associated Press (AP) contributor who requested anonymity for security reasons, on 23 April 2005, cameraman Saleh Ibrahim and photographer Mohammed Ibrahim, both Iraqi citizens, came under fire from unidentified gunmen as they arrived at the scene of an explosion near Mosul’s Al-Yarmook Square. Both men were badly injured in the […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF and its Romanian partner organisation, the Media Monitoring Agency (MMA), have voiced “enormous concern” and reiterated their support for the families of the three Romanian journalists held hostage in Iraq after the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television station broadcast a new video of them on 22 April 2005, and said their abductors were threatening […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: Ordeal for Iraqi Journalists Continues With Reports of Five New Killings The ordeal of journalists caught in the Iraq conflict has intensified over the last four days with reports of five killings of journalists, says the International Federation of Journalists. The IFJ says that safety and […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has acknowledged the 10 April 2005 release of Al-Arabiya journalist Waël Issam, but called for his case to be quickly resolved so that he might continue to work freely. Issam was arrested two weeks ago by Iraqi authorities. The satellite news channel reporter was picked up at Baghdad International Airport carrying videotapes […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has called for a thorough and transparent investigation into a 5 April 2005 incident near the northern city of Mosul in which US soldiers shot and wounded a freelance cameraman working for the US television network CBS News. The organisation noted that it is not the first time US soldiers have shot […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has called on Iraqi Interior Minister Falah al-Nakib to do everything in his power to facilitate the release of journalist Waël Issam, of the Dubai-based satellite television news station Al-Arabiya. Issam was arrested at Baghdad International Airport on 28 March 2005. Noting that the authorities have not given a valid reason for […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has said it is “extremely concerned” about the 28 March 2005 disappearance and probable abduction of three Romanian journalists in a Baghdad suburb. “Reports of disappearances or kidnappings in Iraq must be taken very seriously,” the organisation said. “Experience shows that all journalists, whatever their nationality, can be targeted in this manner. […]