Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Government says journalist’s murder “not politically motivated”
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 17 October 2001 CPJ press release: ANGOLA: Government says journalist’s murder “not politically motivated” New York, October 17, 2001—In response to a CPJ letter of inquiry sent to Angolan president Eduardo dos Santos on July 10, Angola’s attorney general, Domingos Culolo, wrote that preliminary findings of a police investigation […]
Two imprisoned journalists pardoned, CPJ protests other jailings and forcible closures
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release followed by a 16 October 2001 letter addressed to President Heidar Aliyev: AZERBAIJAN: President Aliyev pardons two imprisoned journalists New York, October 17, 2001-CPJ welcomes the release from prison of El’mar Guseynov, founder of the independent Russian-language weekly Bakinskiy Bul’var, and Shahbaz Huduoglu, editor-in-chief of the […]
Journalist flees to Vienna after receiving threats
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 12 October 2001 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: JOURNALIST FLEES TO VIENNA AFTER RECEIVING THREATS New York, October 12, 2001-Anna Politkovskaya, a correspondent with Moscow-based newspaper Novaya Gazeta known for her investigative reports on human rights abuses committed by the Russian military in Chechnya, fled to Vienna, Austria, last week. […]
CPJ gravely concerned about Penal Code amendments
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 12 October 2001 letter to His Majesty King Abdullah Ibn Hussein, CPJ expressed its grave concern over recent amendments to Jordan’s Penal Code that constitute a serious threat to press freedom and violate the right to free expression guaranteed under international law. On 8 October, the government of Prime Minister Ali […]
CPJ concerned about deterioration of press freedom in SADC region
(CPJ/IFEX) – In an 11 October 2001 letter to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairman Bakili Muluzi, CPJ expressed concern over the deterioration of press freedom in several SADC member states, including the chairman’s own country, Malawi. CPJ research has revealed an alarming pattern of harassment and intimidation of independent journalists, severe censorship, and […]
French journalist and two Pakistani guides charged with espionage
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ correction: CPJ misidentified Michel Peyrard’s Pakistani guides in our October 10 news release. Mukkaram Khan is the Mohmand Agency correspondent for the Urdu-language daily Nawa-i-Waqt. Mohammad Irfan, an administrator at an Islamic school in Peshawar, should have been identified as a guide. A corrected version of the release […]
CPJ demands release of three local journalists
CPJ/IFEX) – In a 10 October 2001 letter to Northwest Frontier Province Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, CPJ respectfully asked him to order the immediate release of Rifatullah Orakzai, a reporter for the Peshawar-based English-language newspaper “Khyber Mail”; Muhammad Iqbal Afridi, a district correspondent based in Bara, Khyber Agency, who contributes to the national Urdu-language […]
Three journalists charged with espionage
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 October 2001 CPJ press release: AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN CHARGE THREE JOURNALISTS WITH ESPIONAGE October 10, 2001, New York-CPJ is deeply concerned by the ruling Taliban’s announcement that journalists Michel Peyrard, Mohammad Irfan, and Mukkaram Khan will be tried on charges of espionage. Peyrard, a French national, is a reporter […]