Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ urges government to give equal treatment to all journalists and news organisations with pending applications for accreditation
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 28 February 2002 letter to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, CPJ welcomed the fact that a number of foreign news reporters have been granted accreditation, given the fact that Zimbabwean authorities had threatened to bar foreign correspondents from covering the 9 and 10 March presidential elections. However, the organisation remains concerned that […]
CPJ urges the government to end its campaign against the independent media
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 26 February 2002 letter to Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, CPJ expressed its concern that independent Algerian journalists are facing criminal prosecution for defaming the military under restrictive new laws passed in June 2001. During a 25 February court hearing, the Ministry of National Defense charged Selima Tlemcani, a journalist for […]
Thailand to deport foreign reporters
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Thailand to deport foreign reporters Bangkok, February 25, 2002-Thai immigration authorities have ordered the expulsion of two foreign correspondents for the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) magazine on the grounds that they are a threat to national security. Shawn Crispin, the magazine’s bureau chief, […]
CPJ condemns IDF troops’ destruction of Palestinian broadcast facilities in Gaza
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 February CPJ press release: ISRAEL: IDF troops destroy Palestinian broadcast facilities in Gaza New York February 21, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns the destruction of a Palestinian broadcasting facility in the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces today. Early this morning in the Gaza city of Al-Shijaieh, […]
CPJ protests shooting of journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 21 February 2002 letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, CPJ strongly protested last week’s shooting of journalist Sagui Bashan, a reporter with Israel’s Channel 2 television station, by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier(s) near the Gaza Strip. On 14 February, one or more IDF soldiers opened fire on Bashan while the […]
Journalists harassed under state of emergency
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 21 February 2002 letter to Liberian President Charles G. Taylor, CPJ expressed deep concern over the recent arrest of three journalists and the suspension of their newspaper, which had recently criticized the current state of emergency in Liberia. On 12 February, police in Monrovia arrested Stanley Seakor, the publisher and managing […]
U.S. court subpoenas journalists over reporting on Mexican drug trade
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 20 February 2002 CPJ press release: U.S. Court Subpoenas Journalists over Reporting on Mexican drug Trade New York, February 20, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed at subpoenas recently served to several Mexican and American journalists. All of them were ordered to hand over material related to […]
Weekly newspaper “Al-Shumou” suspended
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 20 February 2002 letter to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, CPJ protested the recent suspension of the weekly newspaper “Al-Shumou”. CPJ has learned that the Ministry of Information issued an order for the indefinite closure of the newspaper on 3 February 2002. Seif al-Hadheri, “Al-Shumou”‘s editor-in-chief, told CPJ that the ministry […]