Iraq

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 March 2003 CPJ press release: CZECH REPUBLIC: Intelligence official confirms Iraqi threat against RFE/RL New York, March 26, 2003-A senior Czech intelligence official alleged today that Iraqi agents planned to carry out an attack against the Prague-based headquarters of U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Jiri Ruzek, […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 26 March 2003, RSF wrote to U.S. General Tommy Franks, commander of the coalition forces operating in Iraq, asking him to order an immediate inquiry into the exact circumstances of the death of British television reporter Terry Lloyd, of Independent Television News (ITN), and the disappearance of his French cameraman, Frédéric Nerac, […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ press release: IFJ Condemns Attack At Iraq Television: Call for United Nations Probe The International Federation of Journalists today condemned last night’s bombing of Iraqi Television by allied forces, saying that it was not credible to claim this was a legitimate military target. “This is clearly an action […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 25 March 2003 CPJ press release: AL-JAZEERA CORRESPONDENTS’ CREDENTIALS REVOKED New York, March 25, 2003-The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has revoked the credentials of two reporters from the Qatar-based news channel Al-Jazeera. According to NYSE spokesman Ray Pellecchia, the press accreditation of Al-Jazeera’s Ammar Shankari and his colleague […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 24 March 2003 CPJ press release: IRAQ: CROATIAN JOURNALIST EXPELLED New York, March 24, 2003-Iraqi officials expelled a Croatian free-lance journalist from Baghdad yesterday after he conducted a live interview with CNN, which was banished from Iraq last week. Robert Valdec, who had been in Baghdad for three weeks […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 23 March 2003 IFJ media release: IFJ Demands Full Inquiry Into Allied Fire That Led to Death of ITN Reporter The International Federation of Journalists today called for the military leading the invasion of Iraq to conduct “a full and searching inquiry” into the circumstances that led to the […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 22 March 2003 CPJ press release: JOURNALIST KILLED IN NORTHERN IRAQ Other journalists missing, detained as hostilities intensify New York, March 22, 2003-An Australian journalist was killed, and several British journalists disappeared today while covering escalating hostilities in Iraq. Free-lance Australian cameraman Paul Moran, who was on assignment for […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 23 March 2003 IFJ media release. Please note that the IFJ has confirmed the death of reporter Terry Lloyd since the earlier distribution of this item. For further details, see previous IFEX alert of 24 March 2003: Media Death and Fears Over Missing Journalists Spark New IFJ War Plea […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 March 2003 CPJ press release: CNN CREW EXPELLED FROM IRAQ New York, March 21, 2003-Iraqi officials today expelled the U.S. news network CNN from the capital, Baghdad. Correspondents Nic Robertson and Rym Barhimi, as well as a producer and cameraman, were ordered to leave the country and will […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns American Threat to Target Iraqi Radio and Television: Action May Lead to “Media Bloodbath” The International Federation of Journalists has warned that an American threat to target Iraqi media in the Gulf war could escalate into a “media bloodbath” in which all journalists will […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 20 March 2003 CPJ press release: IRAQ: CPJ CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE SHIELDING New York, March 20, 2003-International journalists evacuated the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad this morning after receiving reports that the hotel was a likely target of a U.S. air strike. One journalist received a phone call from a […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: Build-up in the Gulf – 19 March 2003 Reporters Without Borders calls on the US to guarantee that the media can work freely and in safety Reporters Without Borders today warned US authorities not to obstruct the media in its reporting of the expected imminent war […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 17 March 2003 IFJ media release: World Journalists Issue “Don’t Target Media” Appeal As Military Prepare for War in Iraq Journalists and media workers in Baghdad must not be targeted by the military on either side, said the International Federation of Journalists today. “Military leaders must make sure that […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 March 2003 CPJ press release: CPJ SENDS LETTER TO SECRETARY RUMSFELD Expresses concern about embedding rules and nonembedded journalists In a letter sent today to U.S. secretary of defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on administration officials to ensure that any U.S. military […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 25 February 2003 RSF press release: The Iraqi media: 25 years of relentless repression Report – February 2003 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his son Uday have turned what was once one of the most vibrant presses in the Middle East into an instrument of propaganda. As the possibility […]

(RSF/IFEX) – On 14 February 2003, the American authorities asked the correspondent of the Iraqi news agency INA in New York to leave the United States within two weeks. According to a State Department spokesperson, Mohamed Hassan Alaoui stands accused of “engaging in activities outside his normal duties and considered prejudicial to national security.” The […]