Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ asks justice minister to clarify whereabouts of fifteen journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 June 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ asks Justice Minister to clarify whereabouts of 15 journalists June 7, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today issued a letter of inquiry to Eritrean Minister of Justice Foazia Hashim, expressing concern about the welfare of 15 journalists who are […]
CPJ welcomes lifting of censorship in Sri Lanka
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 6 June 2001 letter to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, CPJ expressed that it welcomed her decision to lift censorship restrictions on the Sri Lankan media. The organisation hopes that her government’s administration will now work to lift other obstacles that prevent reporting on the country’s long-running civil war. In addition to […]
CPJ condemns arrest of three newspaper executives
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 June 2001 CPJ press release: NEPAL: Newspaper Executives Arrested in Aftermath of Palace Killings New York, June 6, 2001 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned today’s arrest of three leading Nepalese journalists and called for their immediate and unconditional release. Yubaraj Ghimere, editor of the Nepali-language […]
CPJ calls for release of jailed journalists as presidential vote approaches
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 June 2001 CPJ press release: As Presidential Vote Approaches, CPJ Calls on Iran to Free Jailed Journalists June 6, 2001 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is concerned that Iran’s June 8 presidential election is taking place in an environment where local journalists are not free to […]
CPJ condemns military trial of correspondent Raghida Dergham
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 5 June 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ Condemns Military Trial of Lebanese-American Correspondent Raghida Dergham Accused of “dealing with the enemy” June 5, 2001 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today condemned the military trial of a New York-based Lebanese reporter who has been charged with “dealing with […]
Government bans political television programme
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 June 2001 CPJ press release: GOVERNMENT BANS POLITICAL TV PROGRAM New York, June 6, 2001 — A weekly television talk show was banned yesterday after only three broadcasts because callers criticized Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe. On June 5, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) chairman Gideon Gono wrote to the […]
Local press freedom group launches emergency network
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is 5 June 2001 CPJ press release: Local press freedom group launches emergency network New York, June 5, 2001 — At a recent seminar in Guatemala City, the local press freedom organization Centro para la Defensa de la Libertad de Expresion (CEDEX) encouraged journalists from all over Guatemala to report attacks […]
Death threats cause nervous breakdown for local crime reporter
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 4 June 2001 letter to President Luis González Macchi, CPJ expressed deep concern for the safety of Paraguayan journalist Séver del Puerto and his family, who have suffered an onslaught of death threats and harassment in recent weeks. The organisation called on His Excellency to ensure that these threats are fully […]