BBC translator killed; U.S. correspondent dies
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 April 2003 CPJ press release: BBC TRANSLATOR KILLED U.S. correspondent dies New York, April 6, 2003-CPJ is saddened by the death of Kamaran Abdurazaq Muhamed, a translator who was working for the BBC when he was killed today in northern Iraq in a “friendly fire” incident after a […]
Iraqi regime accused of showing contempt for foreign journalists
(RSF/IFEX) – On 3 April 2003, RSF accused the Iraqi regime of showing contempt for foreign journalists, imprisoning and expelling some, and preventing the rest from working with even a minimal level of freedom. In a letter to the Iraqi interests section in Paris, RSF Secretary-General Robert Ménard said the Iraqi authorities’ attitude toward foreign […]
Missing journalist’s wife demands more information; Iraqis fail to renew 50 journalists’ credentials
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 3 April 2003 CPJ press release: MISSING JOURNALIST’S WIFE DEMANDS MORE INFORMATION Al-Jazeera suspends Baghdad coverage; Iraqis fail to renew 50 journalists’ credentials New York, April 3, 2003-During a NATO press conference today in Brussels, Belgium, Fabienne Nerac urged U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell to provide more information […]
CPJ mourns death of “Atlantic Monthly” editor Michael Kelly
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: CPJ MOURNS DEATH OF ATLANTIC MONTHLY EDITOR MICHAEL KELLY New York, April 4, 2003-Michael Kelly, editor-at-large of the Atlantic Monthly and a columnist with the Washington Post, was killed today while traveling with the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq, according to a statement from […]
BBC cameraman killed
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 2 April 2003 CPJ press release: BBC CAMERAMAN KILLED IN IRAQ New York, April 2, 2003- Kaveh Golestan, an Iranian free-lance cameraman on assignment for the BBC, was killed today in northern Iraq after stepping on a land mine, the BBC confirmed. Golestan accidentally detonated the mine when he […]
IFJ condemns coalition forces for discriminating against “non-embedded” journalists, media staff from non-coalition countries
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns Coalition Forces Over “Unacceptable Discrimination” on Media The International Federation of Journalists today joined broadcasters in protesting over “unacceptable discrimination” and restrictions being imposed on journalists covering the war in Iraq when they are not travelling with army units of the United States or […]
IFJ protests house arrest, expulsion of journalists
(IFJ/IFEX) – In a 2 April 2003 letter to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the IFJ expressed its deep concern over the arrest of Australian journalist Peter Wilson and photographer John Feder in Basra, Iraq. According to the IFJ’s information, on 1 April, Wilson and Feder were arrested by Iraqi authorities for passport violations and placed […]
RSF petitions International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission over bombing of Iraqi state television
(RSF/IFEX) – On 1 April 2003, RSF called on the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission to investigate the United States (U.S.)-British coalition forces’ bombing of the Iraqi state television headquarters in Baghdad as a possible violation of international humanitarian law. It is the first time in its existence that the Commission is being petitioned. Set up […]
IPI concerned that military inquiries into journalists’ disappearance are not being conducted in a timely and transparent manner
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Geoffrey Hoon: The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 USA Fax: +1 703 697 83 39 The Rt Hon Geoffrey […]
Four journalists who were missing in Iraq are safe in Jordan
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: FOUR MISSING JOURNALISTS IN IRAQ ARE SAFE IN JORDAN New York, April 1, 2003 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is pleased that four journalists-free-lance photographer Molly Bingham; Johan Rydeng Spanner, a free-lance photographer with the Danish daily Jyllands Posten; and correspondent Matthew McAllester and […]
CPJ sends letter to Rumsfeld about U.S. bombing of Iraqi TV; group continues to monitor reports of missing and detained journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 28 March 2003 CPJ press release, followed by the organisation’s letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: CPJ SENDS LETTER TO RUMSFELD ABOUT U.S. BOMBING OF IRAQI TV Group continues to monitor reports of missing and detained journalists New York, March 28, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) […]
Iraqi officials may have detained “Newsday” journalists; CPJ continues to monitor reports of missing members of the media
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 March 2003 CPJ press release: IRAQI OFFICIALS MAY HAVE DETAINED NEWSDAY JOURNALISTS CPJ continues to monitor reports of missing members of the media New York, March 30, 2003-Newsday correspondent Matthew McAllester and photographer Moises Saman may have been detained by Iraqi authorities, said editors at the U.S.-based daily. […]
IPI supports BBC in reporting row
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 31 March 2003 IPI Responds to BBC “Friend of Baghdad” Accusations by UK Ministers The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, condemns recent attempts by UK cabinet ministers to undermine the reporting of the British Broadcasting Corporation […]
IFJ demands inquiry into reporters’ claim that they were beaten by U.S. troops
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ press release: IFJ Demands Inquiry Over Claim of Reporters “Beaten Up” by US Troops The International Federation of Journalists today demanded an “immediate and full inquiry” into reports that three foreign journalists were arrested by US forces in Iraq, beaten up and detained for 48 hours. The journalists […]
RSF makes urgent appeal to all sides in the war to help find nine missing journalists
(RSF/IFEX) – On 28 March 2003, RSF called on all sides in the Iraq war to help find nine journalists who are missing in the war zone, some of them since the start of the eight-day conflict. “We are very worried and we urge the Iraqi, U.S. and British authorities to make every effort to […]
Group of journalists missing in Baghdad; Al-Jazeera barred from Nasdaq
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 March 2003 CPJ press release: GROUP OF JOURNALISTS MISSING IN BAGHDAD Al-Jazeera barred from Nasdaq New York, March 26, 2003-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is concerned about the safety of a group of at least three journalists in Baghdad who have reportedly been expelled from the country. […]