Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Jailed editor transferred to solitary confinement
New York, May 23, 2001 — Jailed Iranian editor Mashallah Shamsolvaezin was transferred to solitary confinement on May 17, sources in Iran told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Shamsolvaezin has also been summoned by Tehran’s Press Court for questioning about his alleged ties with opposition figures, several of whom were recently arrested. Shamsolvaezin, the […]
CPJ condemns subversion charges against four intellectuals
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 23 May 2001 letter to Chinese President Jiang Zemin, CPJ expressed deep dismay at the decision to bring subversion charges against four Beijing intellectuals who had used the Internet to publish articles and essays on politically controversial topics. Yang Zili, a writer and web developer, Xu Wei, a reporter for the […]
Jailed journalist charged with distributing “enemy propaganda”
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 23 May 2001 CPJ press release: CUBA: Jailed journalist charged with distributing “enemy propaganda” New York, May 23, 2001 — After a postponement, the trial of a jailed Cuban journalist is now scheduled to begin on Friday, May 25. José Orlando González Bridon, a Cuban journalist and labor activist, […]
Former mayor files criminal defamation charges against journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 22 May 2001 letter to Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada, CPJ protested the criminal defamation charges filed against Carolina Pavon, a reporter with the Mexico City daily “Reforma”, and Alejandro Junco de la Vega, president and publisher of the paper. Former Mexico City mayor Rosario Robles Berlanga brought the charges over […]
CPJ calls for justice on anniversary of assassination attempt against journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 22 May 2001 CPJ press release: Who Shot Riad Ben Fadhel? On anniversary of assassination attempt against Tunisian journalist, CPJ calls for justice New York, May 22, 2001 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today called on the Tunisian government to bring to justice the perpetrators of last […]
Police defuse bomb outside Communist Party newspaper office
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 May 2001 CPJ press release: COLOMBIA: Police defuse bomb outside Communist Party newspaper office Bogotá, May 21, 2001 — Police bomb disposal experts defused a “cluster” bomb packed into a Chevrolet Luv pick-up truck outside the offices of the Communist Party newspaper Voz in downtown Bogotá today, a […]
Inter-American Court of Human Rights may intervene in criminal defamation case
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 May 2001 CPJ press release: COSTA RICA: Inter-American Court of Human Rights may intervene in criminal defamation case New York, May 21, 2001 — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will convene in San José, Costa Rica tomorrow to discuss suspending a Costa Rican court ruling that found […]
CPJ requests probe results in BSF attack on journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 17 May 2001 letter to Indian Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani, CPJ expressed its dismay over last week’s brutal attack against journalists in Kashmir by members of India’s Border Security Force (BSF). The organisation is, however, encouraged by the apparently swift and thorough BSF investigation, and hopes that it will yield […]