Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ releases report on status of prosecutorial efforts one year after murder of journalists
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: JUSTICE DELAYED IN EAST TIMOR The UN and the Indonesian government both think they know who killed two journalists in East Timor last year. So why aren’t the suspects on trial? New York, November 3, 2000 — More than a year after the murders of journalists […]
Government to silence independent papers “once and for all”
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: GOVERNMENT TO SILENCE INDEPENDENT PAPERS “ONCE AND FOR ALL” New York, November 2, 2000 — Zimbabwe’s minister of information and publicity has threatened to charge two independent Harare newspapers, the Daily News and the weekly Standard, and their senior staff with criminal defamation. The minister also […]
CNN correspondent wounded in Gaza
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 31 October 2000 CPJ press release: CNN Correspondent Wounded in Gaza New York, October 31, 2000 — A CNN reporter was wounded by gunfire while covering clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip today. Ben Wedeman, CNN’s Cairo bureau chief, was hit in the back by […]
CPJ condemns harsh sentencing of three journalists prosecuted for defaming government officials
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 October 2000 CPJ press release: ANGOLA: THREE JOURNALISTS GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCES New York, October 30, 2000 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today condemned the decision by the Supreme Court of Angola to impose harsh sentences on three journalists prosecuted for defaming government officials, including President José […]
Restrictive Internet guidelines issued
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 27 October 2000 letter to President Khamtay Siphandone, CPJ expressed its deep concern over his government’s efforts to restrict the exchange of news and information over the Internet. A notice published in the 26 October edition of the “Vientiane Times”, a government newspaper, warned people “not to use the Internet in […]
CPJ welcomes OAS Human Rights Commission’s press freedom declaration
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 October 2000 CPJ press release: AMERICAS: OAS Human Rights Commission issues press freedom declaration New York, October 26, 2000 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ strong statement of support for press freedom in the Americas. Made public on October 19, […]
Two journalists jailed for “lying” about border dispute
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 October 2000 CPJ press release: NIGER: TWO JOURNALISTS JAILED FOR “LYING” ABOUT BORDER DISPUTE New York, October 26, 2000 — Niger authorities have arrested two local journalists for publishing an article on an ongoing border dispute between Niger and neighboring Benin, sources in the capital, Niamey, told CPJ. […]
Corrected version: Government bans aerial coverage of opposition protests in Lima
(CPJ/IFEX) – Please find below a corrected version of the CPJ alert sent out earlier today. The original alert mentioned July 2000 as the month of the presidential elections, when in fact, it was the month of the inauguration. CPJ regrets the error. New York, October 25, 2000 — In an apparent move to limit […]