Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Postponement of Pasko trial criticised by defense lawyers
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Postponement of Pasko Trial Criticized by Defense Lawyers, CPJ Arnett: “Justice delayed is justice denied.” Vladivostok, June 4, 2001 — The postponement Monday of a new trial against Russian environmental journalist Grigory Pasko was denounced by his defense team and representatives from the Committee to Protect […]
CPJ protests violent persecution of Belgorod journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 1 June 2001 letter to President Vladimir Putin, CPJ protested the violent persecution of provincial journalist Olga Kitova by officials in the southern city of Belgorod. Kitova is a reporter for the local newspaper “Belgorodskaya Pravda” and a contributor to the Moscow daily “Obshchaya Gazeta”. In addition to her work as […]
CPJ condemns attack on journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 31 May 2001 letter to Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, CPJ condemned the recent attack on six journalists by some of the president’s political supporters in Tegal, Central Java. The attack was perpetrated by members of a group calling itself Laskar Diponegoro, which is composed of Wahid’s supporters from both the ruling […]
CPJ concerned about detention of “Newsweek” journalists in Gaza Strip
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Newsweek Reporters Detained by Militants in the Gaza Strip New York, May 31, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is concerned about the recent detention of two journalists from Newsweek magazine by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. On the early afternoon of May […]
CPJ delegation arrives in Russia to support Grigory Pasko
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 29 May 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ Delegation Arrives in Russia to Support Grigory Pasko Press Conference Scheduled for June 4 in Vladivostok As Second Trial of Journalist Begins New York, May 29, 2001 — Two representatives of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) arrived in Moscow today on […]
CPJ protests harassment and detention of journalist’s relatives
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 25 May 2001 letter to President Islam Karimov, CPJ protested his government’s efforts to silence the U.S.-based Voice of America journalist Jahongir Mamatov by harassing his relatives in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. In the early hours of Thursday 17 May, police officers and officials from Uzbekistan’s notorious National Security Service […]
President approves press law
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 25 May 2001 CPJ press release: President ratifies press law that repeals “disrespect” statute But CPJ concerned over certain aspects of the law New York, May 25, 2001 — Chilean president Ricardo Lagos has signed a new law that repeals several provisions of the country’s infamous State Security Law, […]
CPJ urges Spanish authorities to bring newspaper executive’s killers to justice
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 24 May 2001 CPJ press release: SPANISH NEWSPAPER EXECUTIVE MURDERED New York, May 24, 2001 — Santiago Oleaga Elejabarrieta, chief financial officer of the regional daily El Diario Vasco, was shot dead this morning in the Basque port city of San Sebastián. The murder was widely attributed to the […]