Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ receives message from imprisoned journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: CPJ Hears From Imprisoned Iranian Journalist On World Press Freedom Day Message From Jail Cell Says Press Enemies “Can Never Kill The Thought of Freedom” New York, May 3, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) received a message from imprisoned Iranian journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin […]
CPJ names ten enemies of the press
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: SPOTLIGHT ON PRESS TYRANTS: CPJ Names 10 Enemies Of The Press On World Press Freedom Day New York, May 3, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today named the Ten Worst Enemies of the Press for 2001, focusing attention on individual leaders who are […]
Controls on Russian media might have far-reaching effect
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 1 May 2001 CPJ press release: “Domino Effect” CPJ Briefing on How the Kremlin’s Tactics of Muzzling Critical Media Could Spread “Governments throughout the region still take their policy cues from Moscow, and they are watching the NTV crisis closely.” New York, May 1, 2001 – The takeover of […]
Journalist’s murder believed to have been linked to his critical reports
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 1 May 2001 CPJ press release: COLOMBIAN JOURNALIST KILLED New York, May 1, 2001 — Four unidentified gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed Colombian journalist Flavio Bedoya as he stepped off a bus around midday April 27 in the southwestern port city of Tumaco, police and colleagues said. Bedoya, […]
CPJ concerned about Gazprom-Media takeover of news outlets
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 30 April 2001 letter to President Vladimir Putin, CPJ expressed its deep concern over the Gazprom-Media takeover of news outlets previously owned by the Media-Most company. Gazprom-Media is a subsidiary of Gazprom, a state-run gas monopoly. After almost a year of official harassment, threats and pursuit through the courts, Gazprom-Media staged […]
Journalists threatened with death if they testify in murder case
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNALISTS SUBPOENAED IN MURDER CASE, THREATENED WITH DEATH IF THEY TESTIFY New York, April 27, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned about the safety of two South African journalists who have been subpoenaed to testify against a murderous vigilante […]
CPJ protests wounding of journalist in Gaza
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 25 April 2001 letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, CPJ protested the wounding of journalist Layla Odeh by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) gunfire on Friday 20 April in the Gaza Strip. At about 1:00 p.m. (local time) on 20 April, Odeh, a correspondent for the United Arab Emirates-based Abu Dhabi TV, […]
CPJ alarmed by attacks against journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 24 April 2001 letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, CPJ stated that it is greatly alarmed by the frequency and severity of violent attacks against journalists in Bangladesh, and urged her government to take immediate action to ensure that these crimes are prosecuted vigorously. In the past week alone, one journalist […]