Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ concerned about writer’s safety
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 13 March 2002 CPJ letter to President Tran Duc Luong: March 13, 2002 His Excellency Tran Duc Luong President, Socialist Republic of Vietnam c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi, Vietnam Via facsimile: 011-84-4-823-1872 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned that writer Tran Khue has […]
CPJ condemns murder of journalist in southwest Russia
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 13 March 2002 CPJ press release: CPJ CONDEMNS MURDER OF JOURNALIST IN SOUTHWEST RUSSIA New York, March 13, 2002-Natalya Skryl, a business reporter working for the Nashe Vremya newspaper in the city of Rostov-on-Don in southwestern Russia, died on March 9 from head injuries sustained during an attack the […]
CPJ mourns Italian photographer killed in West Bank clashes; Egyptian press vehicle shot at
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 13 March 2002 CPJ press release: CPJ Mourns Italian Photographer Killed in West Bank Clashes March 13, 2002, New York-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is shocked and saddened by the death of Italian free-lance photographer Raffaele Ciriello, who was killed this morning by Israeli gunfire in the West […]
Government attempts to stifle television news coverage
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 13 March 2002 letter to His Majesty King Abdullah Ibn Hussein, CPJ expressed its deep concern over several recent government attempts to stifle television news coverage of pro-Palestinian rallies in Jordan. On 5 March, the state-run Jordan TV (JTV) barred Reuters TV, Associated Press Television News (APTN), and Al-Jazeera from using […]
Journalists come under Israeli fire in West Bank hotel
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 12 March 2002 CPJ press release: Journalists Come Under Israeli Fire in West Bank Hotel New York, March 12, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned that Israeli forces opened fire on a hotel housing numerous journalists near the West Bank city of Ramallah. In the early […]
Journalists receive notice of own funerals
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 11 March 2002 CPJ press release: COLOMBIA: Journalists receive notice of own funerals Bogotá, March 11, 2002-Seven journalists who have covered high-profile criminal investigations for major Colombian media organizations were threatened with death and given three days to leave the country. A message typed on a card used to […]
CPJ concerned about press conditions
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 7 March 2002 CPJ letter to the president, General Pervez Musharraf, CPJ expressed its alarm over the resignation last week of Shaheen Sehbai, the influential editor of “The News”, one of Pakistan’s leading English-language newspapers. In a resignation letter addressed to his boss but circulated among colleagues and friends, Sehbai said […]
CPJ delegation in Moscow calls for Grigory Pasko’s release
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 March 2002 CPJ press release: CPJ Delegation in Moscow Calls for the Release of Grigory Pasko Moscow, March 7, 2002-Three representatives of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today completed a four-day mission to Russia with an urgent call for the release of jailed Russian journalist Grigory Pasko. […]