Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Government seizes three newspapers
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 16 April 2002 CPJ letter to President Gnassingbé Eyadéma: April 16, 2002 President Gnassingbé Eyadéma C/o Embassy of the Togolese Republic 2208 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington D.C. 20008 Via facsimile: (202) 232-3190 Your Excellency, In May 2000, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) wrote to you expressing concern that […]
AP reporter detained in West Bank
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 16 April 2002 CPJ press release: ISRAEL: AP reporter detained in West Bank New York, April 16, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned for the safety of Associated Press (AP) reporter Mohamed Daraghmeh, who was detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus […]
CPJ condemns attack on journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 15 April 2002 CPJ letter to the president, General Pervez Musharraf: April 15, 2002 Committee to Protect Journalists 330 Seventh Avenue — 12th Floor New York, NY 10001 His Excellency Gen. Pervez Musharraf President, Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan Via facsimile: 92-51-922-4206 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect […]
Television station targeted in bomb attack
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 15 April 2002 CPJ press release: COLOMBIA: Television station targeted in bomb attack Bogotá, April 15, 2002-A rocket exploded late Friday, April 12, near the studios of RCN Television in the Colombian capital, CPJ has learned. Local authorities said the station was intentionally targeted. The blast destroyed a brick […]
Two members of a television news crew killed during firefight
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 12 April 2002 CPJ press release: COLOMBIA: Journalist killed during firefight New York, April 12, 2002-Two members of a television news crew were shot and killed while covering fighting on Thursday between the Colombian army and leftist rebels, CPJ has learned. Héctor Sandoval, a cameraman with RCN Television, died […]
Two local journalists violently attacked
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 12 April 2002 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Two local journalists violently attacked New York, April 12, 2002-Two journalists have been injured in separate attacks in Siberia and southern Russia, according to international reports. Yan Svider, a journalist with the opposition newspaper Vozrozhdeniye Respubliki, was attacked today by two unknown […]
Authorities seek strict press licensing regime
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 11 April 2002 CPJ press release: PANAMA: Authorities seek strict press licensing regime New York, April 11, 2002-A draft Panamanian press law contains a troubling provision that would require all journalists in the country to hold a license in order to practice journalism. The proposed legislation is currently before […]
Offices of Communist Party newspaper bombed
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 11 April 2002 CPJ press release: MOLDOVA: Offices of Communist Party newspaper bombed New York, April 11, 2002-A bomb exploded last night (April 10) just outside the editorial offices of the Communist Party’s newspaper Kommunist in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, CPJ has confirmed. The bomb, which was planted near […]