Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ condemns persecution of “Inqilab” journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 30 November 2000 letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, CPJ stated that it is deeply disturbed by her administration’s multi-pronged attack against the Bengali-language daily newspaper “Inqilab”, which has been accused of treason for publishing a parody of the Bangladesh national anthem. M. Mainuddin, director of the Inqilab Group of Publications, […]
CPJ demands justice for journalist’s murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 November 2000 CPJ press release: VETERAN JOURNALIST MURDERED IN MOZAMBIQUE; CPJ DEMANDS JUSTICE New York, November 27, 2000 — CPJ condemns last week’s execution-style murder of Carlos Cardoso, editor of the daily fax newsletter Metical, based in the Mozambique capital, Maputo. According to local and international news reports, […]
Four courageous journalists win CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 November 2000 CPJ press release: Four Courageous Journalists Win CPJ International Press Freedom Awards Otis Chandler Also Honored At Tenth Annual Awards Ceremony Tuesday Night New York, November 21, 2000 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) presented its International Press Freedom Awards for the year 2000 to […]
CPJ demands release of imprisoned journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 20 November 2000 letter, CPJ appealed to President Islam Karimov to release journalist Shodi Mardiev on humanitarian grounds. CPJ had expressed a similar request in a 12 January letter to the president. Since that time, Mardiev’s health has deteriorated even further. On 11 June 1998, a Samarkand court sentenced Mardiev, a […]
Paramilitaries suspected in two press murders
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: PARAMILITARIES SUSPECTED IN TWO COLOMBIAN PRESS MURDERS Bogotá, November 17, 2000 — Colombia’s violent right-wing paramilitary underground is probably to blame for the recent murders of two local journalists, according to CPJ sources. Two gunmen killed regional radio correspondent Gustavo Rafael Ruiz Cantillo with two close-range […]
Rebels kidnap two journalists, release one
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: COLOMBIA: Rebels kidnap two journalists, release one Bogotá, November 16, 2000 – National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla fighters released Colombian television journalist Carlos Armando Uribe on November 9, a week after kidnapping him in central Tolima province. The guerrillas continue to hold his colleague, TV producer […]
CPJ documents over two dozen cases of journalists injured or subjected to harassment
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 9 November 2000 CPJ press release: PERIL IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES CPJ Documents Over Two Dozen Cases of Journalists Injured or Subjected to Harassment New York, November 9, 2000 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has documented more than two-dozen cases of journalists injured or harassed while covering […]
CPJ dismayed by bomb attack on Karachi newspaper office
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 6 November 2000 letter to Gen. Pervez Musharraf, CPJ expressed its dismay over the bomb attack that same day on the Karachi advertising office of the national Urdu-language daily “Nawa-i-Waqt”, a newspaper known for its aggressive political coverage. Three people were killed in the explosion, including “Nawa-i-Waqt”‘s advertising manager, Najamul Hasan […]