Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Six West Bank cities declared off-limits to press
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 4 April 2002 CPJ press release: ISRAEL: Six West Bank cities declared off-limits to press New York, April 4, 2002- Israeli forces continue to restrict the movements of journalists attempting to cover events in the West Bank. Since Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have declared at least six […]
CPJ outraged over attack on reporters in Ramallah
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: ISRAELI TROOPS ATTACK Reporters in Ramallah New York, April 5, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at reporters outside the Ramallah compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Israeli troops fired stun grenades at […]
Journalist assaulted
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 2 April 2002 letter to the president of the People’s Republic of China, Jiang Zemin, CPJ expressed its grave concern over the recent physical assault against Yang Wei, a photographer for the Chinese-language daily “Jinghua Shibao” (“Beijing Times”). Yang was working undercover to investigate reports of mismanagement and unfair pricing at […]
Jailed journalists on hunger strike to protest their detention
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 3 April 2002 CPJ press release: ERITREA: Jailed journalists on hunger strike to protest their detention New York, April 3, 2002-Ten independent Eritrean journalists who have been jailed without charge since September began a hunger strike on March 31 to protest their continued detention, according to local and international […]
Missing reporter’s body found in Smolensk
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 2 April 2002 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Missing reporter’s body found in Smolensk New York, April 2, 2002-The body of 26-year-old Sergei Kalinovsky, editor-in-chief of the daily Moskovsky Komsomolets-Smolensk, was found yesterday by a lake outside the city of Smolensk in central Russia. Kalinovsky, who reported on local politics […]
Press crisis worsens in the Occupied Territories
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 2 April 2002 CPJ press release: PRESS CRISIS WORSENS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES New York, April 2, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today reiterated its alarm at mounting press restrictions and attacks on reporters in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In a letter sent today to Israeli prime minister […]
Government restricts press coverage of ethnic clashes
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 2 April 2002 letter to President John Kufuor, CPJ expressed its alarm over the fact that his government has imposed controls on reporting about recent interclan clashes in the northern Dagbon area of Ghana. On 30 March, Minister of Information Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey stated that unless journalists are writing about an official […]
CPJ calls for international inquiry in cameraman’s disappearance
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 28 March 2002 CPJ press release: BELARUS: CPJ calls for international inquiry in cameraman’s disappearance New York, March 28, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls for an independent, international inquiry into the July 2000 disappearance of Belarusian cameraman Dmitry Zavadsky. Although two former members of the elite Almaz […]