Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ protests closure of Al-Jazeera television bureau
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 22 March 2001 letter to President Yasser Arafat, CPJ protested the Palestinian National Authority’s (PNA) recent closure of the Ramallah bureau of the Qatar-based satellite channel Al-Jazeera. On 22 March, Al-Jazeera reported that PNA security authorities, acting on orders from the president’s office, closed the station’s Ramallah bureau on 21 March, […]
Journalist Grigory Pasko faces second espionage trial
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 March 2001 CPJ press release: RUSSIA: Journalist Grigory Pasko faces second espionage trial New York, March 21, 2001 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about the ongoing legal persecution of Russian military journalist Grigory Pasko, whose second trial on espionage charges begins tomorrow in […]
CPJ alarmed by editor’s murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 21 March 2001 letter to His Highness Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed al-Sabah, emir of the State of Kuwait, CPJ stated that it is deeply alarmed by the 20 March murder of editor Hidaya Sultan al-Salem, owner and editor of the weekly magazine “Al-Majales”. While a motive for this killing has not yet […]
CPJ delegation meets Zimbabwean ambassador, deplores worsening press conditions
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 20 March 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ DELEGATION MEETS ZIMBABWEAN AMBASSADOR U.S. advocacy group deplores worsening press conditions under Mugabe regime New York, March 20, 2001 — A delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today met with Zimbabwean ambassador to the United States Simbi Mubako in Washington, […]
CPJ disturbed by recent crackdown on independent and opposition media
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 20 March 2001 letter to President Askar Akayev, CPJ said it was deeply disturbed by the government’s recent crackdown on independent and opposition media in Kyrgyzstan, exemplified by the recent closure of the opposition twice-weekly newspaper “Asaba” and the suspension of the independent weekly “Res Publica”. CPJ believes the Kyrgyz government, […]
CPJ releases its annual report: Attacks on the Press in 2000
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Columnist Clarence Page And Zimbabwean Reporter Who Endured Prison And Torture Tell Of Attacks On The Press At National Press Club Launch Of CPJ Annual Report Washington, March 19, 2001 – Ray Choto, chief reporter for the Zimbabwe weekly The Standard, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune […]
CPJ condemns Taliban’s expulsion of BBC reporter from Afghanistan
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 14 March 2001 CPJ press release: CPJ Condemns Taliban’s Expulsion of BBC Reporter from Afghanistan New York, March 14, 2001 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is dismayed by the ruling Taliban militia’s decision to expel BBC correspondent Kate Clark from Afghanistan. Authorities ordered Clark to leave the […]
Mozambican police arrest key suspects in journalist Cardoso’s murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 14 March 2001 CPJ press release: MOZAMBICAN POLICE ARREST KEY SUSPECTS IN CARDOSO MURDER New York, March 14, 2001 — On March 13, police in Mozambique arrested two businessmen and a former bank manager accused of ordering the murder of investigative journalist Carlos Cardoso, according to international news reports […]