Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ calls for prosecution of journalist’s killers
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 23 April 2001 letter to Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, CPJ said it was deeply disturbed by the recent murder of Withayut Sangsopit, a radio journalist and commentator who was gunned down on 10 April in the southern city of Surat Thani. While pleased that arrests have been made in the […]
Journalist disappears during riots
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 23 April 2001 CPJ press release: ETHIOPIA: Journalist disappears during riots New York, April 23, 2001 — CPJ is greatly concerned about the disappearance of Seifu Mekonnen, a reporter for Mebrek, an Amharic-language weekly based in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Mekonnen was last seen on the afternoon of […]
Congress repeals “disrespect” statute
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 20 April 2001 CPJ press release: CHILE: Congress repeals “disrespect” statute New York (20 April 2001) – The Chilean Senate unanimously repealed several provisions of the country’s infamous State Security Law, including one (Article 6b) that makes it a crime against public order to insult high officials. First proposed […]
Information minister fails to gag weekly paper
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 19 April 2001 CPJ press release: ZIMBABWE: Information minister fails to gag weekly paper New York, April 19, 2001 — Jonathan Moyo, Zimbabwe’s beleaguered minister of state for information and publicity, has suffered a setback in his latest court battle with the country’s independent press. On April 17, a […]
CPJ alarmed by move to restrict foreign broadcasters
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 19 April 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ Alarmed by Singapore Move to Restrict Foreign Broadcasters New York, April 19, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by the Singapore Parliament’s passage today of a bill designed to curb foreign broadcasters’ coverage of local issues. The new […]
U.S. journalist wounded, government threatens additional restrictions on foreign correspondents
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 17 April 2001CPJ press release: U.S. JOURNALIST WOUNDED WHILE COVERING SRI LANKAN CIVIL WAR Government Threatens to Impose Additional Restrictions on Foreign Correspondents New York, April 17, 2001 —The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about the injuries suffered by Marie Colvin, an award-winning American journalist who […]
Criminal defamation charges against editor dropped, but harassment of journalists continues
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 17 April 2001 letter to President Nursultan Nazarbayev, CPJ welcomed the recent decision of the Almaty prosecutor’s office to drop criminal defamation charges against Bigeldy Gabdullin, editor of the opposition weekly “XXI Vek”. However, the organisation remains deeply concerned about the government’s frequent use of politically-motivated criminal charges to harass opposition […]
CPJ concerned for detained journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 16 April 2001 letter to President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, CPJ expressed deep concern over the security of A.S.M. Fasmi, a reporter for the Tamil-language newspaper “Thinakkural”. Fasmi, who is based on the northern island of Mannar, says he has been detained, interrogated, and threatened repeatedly with death since he reported on […]