Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Journalist killed
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 3 July 2001 CPJ press release: Bogotá, July 3, 2001 — Colombian radio reporter Pablo Emilio Parra Castañeda was murdered with two shots to the head in central Tolima Department on June 27, according to local press reports. Parra, 50, was the founder and head of the community radio […]
CPJ protests editor’s prosecution for criminal defamation
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 2 July 2001 letter to President Olusegun Obasanjo, CPJ expressed concern over the recent arrest and continuing prosecution of Nnamdi Onyenua, editor of the weekly, Lagos-based magazine “Glamour Trends”, on charges of criminal defamation. During the afternoon of 8 June, armed policemen entered the offices of Millennium Communications, which publishes “Glamour […]
Two more journalists attacked by Milosevic supporters
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 29 June 2001 CPJ press release: Journalists Attacked by Angry Milosevic Supporters in Belgrade New York, June 29, 2001 — Enraged supporters of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic attacked several journalists at a rally in central Belgrade on Thursday evening, June 28, local and international press reported. The demonstrators […]
Newspaper publisher shot dead
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 28 June 2001 CPJ press release: UKRAINE: NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER SHOT DEAD New York, June 28, 2001 — Oleh Breus, publisher of the regional weekly XXI Vek in the provincial city of Luhansk, was shot dead outside his home last Sunday, according to local press reports and CPJ sources. At […]
CPJ concerned about missing Belgian journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 June 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ CONCERNED ABOUT BELGIAN JOURNALISTS MISSING IN INDONESIA New York, June 27, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned about the apparent abduction of two Belgian documentary filmmakers in the Indonesian province of Papua, also known as Irian Jaya. […]
CPJ delegation meets Russian ambassador to discuss Pasko trial
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 June 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ’s PETER ARNETT Meets Russian Ambassador to Discuss Pasko Trial New York, June 27, 2001 — A CPJ delegation led by board member Peter Arnett met today with Russian ambassador Yuri Ushakov in Washington, DC, to express its deep concern about the forthcoming […]
Jailed web publisher’s trial postponed
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 June 2001 CPJ press release: JAILED CHINESE WEB PUBLISHER’S TRIAL POSTPONED New York, June 26, 2001 — The Chengdu Intermediate Court in Sichuan Province announced today that the trial of Internet publisher Huang Qi had been postponed indefinitely. Huang was scheduled to face trial tomorrow on charges of […]
CPJ condemns unjust prosecution of journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 26 June 2001 letter to President Fidel Castro, CPJ condemned the unjust prosecution of José Orlando González Bridon, a Cuban journalist and labor activist who was recently sentenced to two years in jail for distributing “false information.” Since 15 December 2000, González Bridon has been incarcerated in the Combinado del Este […]