Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Source: Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), Suva On 18 July 1996, the Tongan Government told Agence France Presse Pacific Islands correspondent Mike Field he would not be allowed into the Kingdom of Tonga to attend the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) convention on 6 to 9 August. In response, PINA immediately appealed to Tonga’s Police […]

**Updates IFEX alert dated 13 February 1996** During the past month-and-a-half, significant pressures have been placed on the staff of the “Trinidad Guardian”. On 7 February 1996, Prime Minister Basdeo Panday temporarily lifted a ban on the “Trinidad Guardian” newspaper’s access to government information. Soon after, however, Michael Mansoor, who is head of the Trinidad […]

Sources: International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), Amnesty International (AI), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Human Rights Watch/Asia Human rights activist, author and documentary filmmaker Harry Wu (Wu Hongda), a citizen of the United States of Chinese descent, was found guilty of espionage by the Chinese government after a secret trial on 24 August 1995, reported […]

**Updates IFEX CH alert 6 December 1994** The Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists has received a reply from the office of the Honourable Sergio Marchi, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, regarding the case of Mary Chelegat Kipruto, a Kenyan journalist and refugee claimant who faces deportation from Canada. Although the letter does not include specific […]

The Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists (CCPJ) has been investigating allegations that the London Police may have attempted to impede the work of London, Ontario journalist Joseph Couture and other members of the media investigating the story behind the child pornography probe, Project Guardian. Couture has taped evidence by some of the young men he […]

Source: Network for the Defence of Independent Media in Africa (NDIMA), Nairobi On 1 February, two armed men burst into the office of the “Finance Magazine”, owned by Githunguri Member of Parliament Njehu Gatabaki, doused it in petrol and set it ablaze. The reception area, a fax machine, a typewriter and some office furniture were […]

SOURCE: “Ozgur Ulke”, Istanbul **Updates IFEX CH alert dated 9 January 1995** Salih Guler, a 24 year old correspondent for the newspaper “Ozgur Ulke” being held at Jandarme Intelligence Organization (JITEM) in Diyarbakir since 4 January, has had his detention extended by 15 days. According to “Ozgur Ulke, a recently released witness, who remains anonymous […]

Source: “Ozgur Ulke”, Istanbul **For information about other recent attacks on “Ozgur Ulke” see IFEX alerts dated 17 January 1995 (1), 17 January 1995 (2) and 9 January 1995** On 19 January 1995, at 10:50 am, plainclothes police from the anti-terror team in Diyarbakir held an identification check at the “Ozgur Ulke” offices in Diyarbakir […]