Iraq

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 13 June 2003 CPJ letter to Paul Bremer, senior administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq: June 13, 2003 The Honorable L. Paul Bremer III Senior Administrator Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq C/o The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301 Via facsimile: (703) 697-9080 Dear Mr. Bremer: The Committee to […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Protests Over Baghdad Arrest of Journalists And Questions Coalition Media Strategy The International Federation of Journalists today called on United States forces in Iraq to explain why troops arrested three journalists in Baghdad working for the Arabic television channel Al-Aalam. “These arrests are the latest […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 28 May 2003 IPI Releases “Caught in the Crossfire: The Iraq War and the Media”, a Report on Press Freedom Violations and the Role of the Media in the 2003 Iraq War. In the 54-page report, “Caught in the Crossfire: The Iraq War and the […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 20 May 2003 IPI letter to U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Geoffrey Hoon and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld: The Rt Hon Geoffrey Hoon MP Secretary of State for Defence Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall London SW1A 2HB United Kingdom Fax: +44 207 218 1289 […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 2 May 2003, RSF welcomed the United States (U.S.) army’s belated decision to investigate the 22 March shooting incident in southern Iraq in which ITN reporter Terry Lloyd was killed and two members of Lloyd’s crew went missing. However, the organisation deplored the fact that an inquiry was not ordered sooner. The […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 23 April 2003, RSF accused the United States (U.S.) Defense Department and the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission of not taking seriously the organisation’s requests for a proper search for two journalists who have been missing in Iraq for the past month – French cameraman Fred Nerac and Lebanese interpreter Hussein Othman, both […]

(WPFC/IFEX) – The following is a WPFC press release: World Press Freedom Committee Urges Respect for Media Independence in Iraq The World Press Freedom Committee today cautioned the rebuilders of Iraq to show their commitment to democracy by ensuring that free and independent news media are fostered as rapidly as possible. “A prerequisite for putting […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 14 April 2003 CPJ press release: JOURNALIST KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT IN IRAQ Security situation for media remains precarious New York, April 14, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) mourns the death of Mario Podestá, a veteran free-lance Argentine war correspondent on assignment for the Argentine television station America […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: CAMERAWOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN CAR ACCIDENT Cabrera is the first female journalist to die in Iraq New York, April 15, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) mourns the death of Argentine camerawoman Veronica Cabrera. She is the first female journalist to die while covering […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has voiced its concern following an incident in which a CNN crew’s security escort returned fire with an automatic weapon when the crew, travelling in several vehicles, came under fire on 13 April 2003 at the entrance to the northern Iraqi town of Tikrit. The use of firearms is a practice contrary […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Calls for Military to Withdraw Over Arab Journalists Trapped in Baghdad Siege The International Federation of Journalists today called on the Iraqi and American forces to pull back from a confrontation in Baghdad where 27 journalists working in the Baghdad bureau of Abu Dhabi TV […]

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has expressed outrage at the United States (U.S.) bombing of the Baghdad office of the pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera on 8 April 2003. One Al-Jazeera journalist, cameraman Tarek Ayoub, died in the attack and another was wounded. The nearby premises of Abu Dhabi television were also damaged. “We strongly condemn this attack […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 April 2003 CPJ press release: CPJ MOURNS LOSS OF TWO JOURNALISTS KILLED IN IRAQ Two other correspondents are missing New York, April 7, 2003 – Two journalists embedded with U.S. forces in Iraq were killed this afternoon, bringing to six the total number of journalists killed in action […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 April 2003 CPJ letter to General Tommy Franks: April 7, 2003 TO: Gen. Tommy Franks Commander in Chief U.S. Central Command Doha, Qatar Dear General Franks: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about two recent incidents in which U.S. forces allegedly interfered with and mistreated […]

(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a CJFE media release: Journalist Death Toll in Iraq Doubles Overnight April 8 – In just 24 hours, the number of journalists killed covering the war in Iraq has doubled and it is time now for both sides to stop targeting journalists, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) said today. […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ letter to United States (U.S.) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: April 8, 2003 The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301 Via facsimile: (703) 697-9080 Dear Secretary Rumsfeld: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned by a series of U.S. military […]