Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ protests newspaper seizure and sentencing of editor
(CPJ/IFEX) – In an 11 July 2001 letter to President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, CPJ stated that it is disturbed by the recent government seizure of the entire print run of the private Lomé-based weekly “Le Combat du Peuple” and the sentencing of Lucien Messan, the paper’s editor-in-chief, to 18 months in prison. On 2 July, according […]
Russian journalist in “fighting spirits” on eve of trial
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 July 2001 CPJ press release: Russian Journalist in “Fighting Spirits” on Eve of Trial New York, July 10, 2001 — Grigory Pasko, the Russian military journalist who faces trial on charges of espionage and revealing state secrets, says he’s ready for the next stage in his battle with […]
CPJ strongly condemns murder of television journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 10 July 2001 letter to Ukranian President Leonid Kuchma, CPJ strongly condemned the recent murder of prominent television journalist Igor Aleksandrov. Aleksandrov, 45, was the director of Tor, an independent television company based in the city of Slavyansk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. On the morning of 3 July, […]
CPJ expresses sorrow over killing of radio journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 10 July 2001 letter to Costa Rican President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría, CPJ expressed profound sorrow over the killing of radio journalist Parmenio Medina Pérez. CPJ is encouraged by the swift start of the official investigation and hopes that the authors of this heinous crime will be brought to justice. Medina […]
Provincial journalist murdered
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 July 2001 CPJ press release: ANGOLA: Provincial journalist murdered New York, July 10, 2001 — In a letter sent to today to Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed deep concern about the murder of Alegria Gustavo, a journalist for the local […]
Editor faces contempt of court charges, fears his life would be in danger were he to appear in Kashmir state
(CPJ/HRW/IFEX) – The following is a joint 6 July 2001 CPJ and HRW letter to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee: July 6, 2001 His Excellency Atal Behari Vajpayee Prime Minister, Republic of India Office of the Prime Minister New Delhi, India 110 011 VIA FACSIMILE: +91-11-301-6857 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists and Human […]
No progress on missing cameraman investigation
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 July 2001 CPJ press release: ONE YEAR LATER, NO PROGRESS ON MISSING CAMERAMAN INVESTIGATION IN BELARUS New York, July 6, 2001 – On the one-year anniversary of cameraman Dmitry Zavadsky’s disappearance in Minsk, CPJ deplores the fact that Belarusian authorities have made little or no progress investigating the […]
CPJ protests Royal Decree
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 5 July 2001 letter to Swaziland King Mswati III, CPJ expressed concern over his 22 June decree expanding the Swazi government’s already sweeping power to ban local publications. The decree, a continuation of the King’s Proclamation of 1973, authorizes the “appropriate ministry” to ban any publication for any reason. “The minister […]