Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Government investigates two publications for printing list of alleged war criminals
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 November 2001 CPJ press release: YUGOSLAVIA: Government investigates two publications for printing list of alleged war criminals New York, November 27, 2001-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about an ongoing government investigation of two independent Belgrade publications, the weekly magazine Reporter and the daily Blic. […]
CPJ saddened over killing of Swedish journalist by armed robbers
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 November 2001 CPJ press release: AFGHANISTAN: SWEDISH JOURNALIST KILLED BY ARMED ROBBERS IN TALOQAN New York, November 27, 2001—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague Ulf Strömberg, a cameraman for the Swedish channel TV4. He was murdered early this morning […]
Appellate court upholds liquidation of private Russian station TV-6
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 November 2001 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Another Russian TV channel threatened with closure New York, November 26, 2001-CPJ expressed grave concern over today’s ruling by a Moscow appellate court upholding the liquidation of the private Russian channel TV-6. The appeal was lodged following a September 27 ruling to […]
Threatened journalists flee their homes
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 20 November 2001 CPJ press release: COLOMBIA: Journalists threatened by paramilitaries Bogotá, November 20, 2001-Four journalists have fled their homes in the southern Colombian department of Nariño after receiving death threats from a right-wing paramilitary faction that accused them of collaborating with rival leftist guerrillas. The letter, signed by […]
CPJ awardee presents case to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 15 November 2001 CPJ press release: ARGENTINA: CPJ awardee presents case to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights New York, November 15, 2001-Argentine journalist and press freedom advocate Horacio Verbitsky this morning petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C., to suspend an Argentine court decision upholding […]
CPJ denounces closure of independent weekly newspaper
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 13 November 2001 press release: BELARUS: CPJ denounces closure of independent weekly newspaper New York, November 13, 2001-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) denounced a Belarusian High Economic Court decision to shut down the Hrodno-based independent weekly Pahonya. Yesterday the court found Pahonya guilty of insulting President Aleksandr Lukashenko […]
CPJ mourns three journalists killed on assignment in Afghanistan
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 12 November 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ mourns three journalists killed on assignment in Afghanistan New York, November 12, 2001–The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply saddened by the deaths of three colleagues killed while reporting in northern Afghanistan. Johanne Sutton, a reporter for Radio France Internationale; Pierre […]
CPJ concerned by lack of progress in Larry Lee murder investigation
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 9 November 2001 CPJ letter to Attorney General Adolfo González Rodas: November 9, 2001 Adolfo González Rodas Attorney General of the Republic of Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala Via facsimile: 011-502-221-2718 Dear Mr. González Rodas: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent organization dedicated to the defense of press […]