Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Journalist targeted in bomb attack
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 February 2002 CPJ press release: Bangladeshi Journalist Targeted in Bomb Attack New York, February 7, 2002-On February 5, explosions from several homemade bombs rocked the area surrounding the Chittagong Press Club, where journalist Shahriar Kabir was attending a reception to celebrate his release on bail. One bystander was […]
CPJ urges journalist’s captors to release him
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ statement: New York, February 4, 2002—Recent reports have suggested that a flurry of e-mails containing conflicting claims regarding Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl were hoaxes. This gives us strong hope that Danny is still alive. We urge Danny’s captors to make contact privately with his employer, or […]
CPJ asks Pentagon to explain Al-Jazeera bombing
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 31 January 2002 CPJ press release: UNITED STATES/AFGHANISTAN: CPJ asks Pentagon to explain Al-Jazeera bombing New York, January 31, 2002-In a letter sent today to U.S. defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) requested information about the circumstances behind the U.S. bombing of the Kabul […]
CPJ alarmed by latest threat to “The Wall Street Journal” reporter Daniel Pearl
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release, followed by a 30 January 2002 Associated Press article detailing Daniel Pearl’s captors’ latest threats and demands: CPJ ALARMED BY DEATH THREATS TO WSJ REPORTER DANIEL PEARL Urgent Appeal to Captors for Reporter’s Release New York, January 30, 2002—In response to his captors’ latest demands and […]
CPJ concerned over GPO’s failure to renew Palestinian journalists’ accreditation
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 24 January 2002 letter to Minister Tzippi Livni, CPJ expressed deep concern about the Government Press Office’s (GPO) failure to renew the accreditation of Palestinian journalists. According to a joint statement issued by the bureau chiefs of twenty-nine international media organizations on 15 January, the GPO has failed to renew press […]
CPJ concerned that political pressure may have prompted recent wave of resignations, suspensions and lay-offs at “The Sun” newspaper
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 21 January 2002 letter to Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, CPJ expressed deep concern that political pressure may have prompted the recent wave of resignations, suspensions, and lay-offs at “The Sun” newspaper. Local journalists have told CPJ that the radical retrenchment of the daily’s staff is part of an […]
Israel destroys Palestinian radio and television building
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 19 January 2002 CPJ press release: CPJ Condemns Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Radio and Television Building January 19, 2002, New York-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns in the strongest terms Israel’s destruction today of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation building in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Early this […]
Uzbek journalist released
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 17 January 2002 CPJ press release: UZBEK JOURNALIST FREED New York, January 17, 2002-Shodi Mardiev, the Uzbek radio reporter who was sentenced in 1998 to an 11-year prison term for defamation and extortion, was released under an amnesty earlier this month, according to local and international sources. The journalist’s […]