Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ protests unlawful detention of radio host
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 20 September 2001 letter to Liberian President Charles G. Taylor, CPJ protested the unlawful detention of T-max Jlateh, a journalist with the private radio station DC 101.1. Jlateh was arrested on 17 September for airing listener comments that celebrated the 11 September terrorist attacks on the United States. On the morning […]
Two suspects detained in connection with journalist’s murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 18 September 2001 CPJ press release: GUATEMALA: Controversial radio journalist killed New York, September 18, 2001—Guatemalan radio journalist Jorge Mynor Alegría Armendáriz was murdered at around 10 p.m. on the evening of September 5, CPJ has confirmed. Alegría was shot at least five times outside his home in Puerto […]
Newspapers suspended in effort to stifle public criticism of the government, says CPJ
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Eritrea: Government suspends all private newspapers New York, September 20, 2001-Eritrean authorities have suspended all the country’s privately owned newspapers until further notice, the state radio station announced on Tuesday. Newspapers affected by the suspension order include Meqaleh, Setit, Tiganay, Zemen, Wintana, and Admas. It is […]
CPJ supports call for international inquiry on anniversary of journalist’s disappearance
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 18 September 2001 CPJ press release: ON ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINIAN JOURNALIST’S DISAPPEARANCE, CPJ SUPPORTS CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL INQUIRY New York, September 18, 2001-One year after the disappearance of Ukrainian journalist Georgy Gongadze, CPJ joins Gongadze’s widow in calling for an international investigation into the unsolved case. “President Kuchma and […]
CPJ condemns Internet-related prosecutions
(CPJ/IFEX) – In an 18 September 2001 letter to Chinese President Jiang Zemin, CPJ condemned the prosecution and imprisonment of Zhu Ruixiang and Lu Xinhua, who were both arrested and charged with subversion after writing or distributing articles via the Internet. Though the two cases are separate, they both illustrate the Chinese government’s ongoing efforts […]
CPJ protests censorship, intimidation of journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 17 September 2001 letter to Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Yasser Arafat, CPJ strongly protested recent acts of censorship and intimidation carried out by the PNA against journalists covering celebrations among some Palestinians of the Tuesday 11 September terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. On 11 September, according […]
CPJ concerned about tax investigations of local media companies
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 17 September 2001 CPJ press release: SOUTH KOREA: CPJ concerned about tax investigations of local media companies New York, September 17, 2001—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is monitoring events in South Korea with some concern, as the government’s crackdown on alleged financial wrongdoing by the country’s major media […]
CPJ condemns Taliban restrictions on journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 September 2001 CPJ press release: AFGHANISTAN: CPJ Condemns Taliban Restrictions on Journalists Trial of Christian Aid Workers Must Be Conducted Openly New York, September 10, 2001—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns the recent official harassment of journalists covering the trial of eight foreign aid workers whom the […]