Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ protests Nepali editor’s prosecution
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 28 August 2001 CPJ letter to Indian Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling: August 28, 2001 Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling Home Department Government of Sikkim Tashiling Gangtok 737 103 India Via Facsimile: 91-3592-22851 Dear Chief Minister Chamling: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by last week’s arrest […]
CPJ expresses concern over journalist’s murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 August 2001 CPJ press release: BRAZIL: Journalist murdered on eve of scheduled testimony in defamation case New York, August 27, 2001 – In a letter sent today to Rio de Janeiro State attorney general Francesco Conte, CPJ expressed deep concern about the August 16 murder of journalist Mário […]
CPJ urges former Nigerian dictator to testify in journalist’s unsolved murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 August 2001 CPJ press release: FORMER NIGERIAN DICTATOR REFUSES TO TESTIFY IN JOURNALIST’S UNSOLVED MURDER New York, August 27, 2001 – CPJ urges former Nigerian military dictator Gen. Ibrahim Babangida to testify before the Nigerian Human Rights Violations Investigations Commission about his alleged responsibility for the 1986 murder […]
CPJ deeply concerned about harassment of ABA Television
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 August 2001 CPJ letter to President Heidar Aliyev: August 27, 2001 His Excellency Heidar Aliyev President of Azerbaijan 19 Istiglaliyat Street Baku, Azerbaijan 370066 Via Facsimile: 011-994-12-920-625 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned by your government’s unrelenting harassment of the independent Baku station […]
“Taiwan Next” magazine attacked
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 23 August 2001 letter to President Chen Shui-bian, CPJ condemned the recent attack on the office of the magazine “Taiwan Next” (“Taiwan Yi Zhoukan”), and asked his government to ensure that the police investigation into the attack is thorough and professional. Around midday on 22 August, a group of men wielding […]
CPJ calls for return of Tran Do’s memoirs
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 23 August 2001 letter to Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong, CPJ expressed its concern about the harassment of Lt. Gen. Tran Do and the confiscation of his memoirs. The organisation asked the president to encourage Vietnamese officials to return Tran’s manuscript immediately. Tran, a former general in the Vietnam People’s Army, […]
Officials seize independent-media equipment ahead of presidential election
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 23 August 2001 CPJ press release: BELARUS: Officials seize independent-media equipment ahead of presidential election New York, August 23, 2001 – In an ongoing crackdown on the independent press during the run-up to the September 9 presidential elections, Belarusian government officials have seized computers and other office equipment from […]
CPJ protests escalating harassment of independent media
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 22 August 2001 letter to Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev, CPJ expressed deep concern over the government’s recent harassment of several new independent media outlets. CPJ also objected to a recent presidential decree that will make it easier to imprison journalists who criticize the government. Throughout April and May, the Justice Ministry […]