Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ concerned over deterioration of press freedom standards
**Updates IFEX alert of 8 August 2000** (CPJ/IFEX) – In a 15 August 2000 letter to President Ange Felix Patasse, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the nation’s proclamation of independence, CPJ expressed its grave concern about the recent deterioration of press freedom standards in the Central African Republic. Central African Republic governments […]
Concern over house arrest for editor named in defamation suit
**Updates IFEX alerts of 10 August, 18 and 12 July** (CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 14 August 2000 CPJ press release: New York, August 14, 2000 — A Venezuelan judge ordered that Caracas journalist Pablo Lopez, editor-in-chief of the weekly La Razon, be placed under house arrest for failing to attend a court-scheduled August […]
CPJ condemns journalist’s murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – In an 11 August 2000 letter to Syed Salahuddin, Supreme Commander of the Hezb-ul Mujahedeen, CPJ condemned the 10 August bomb attack in Srinagar, which killed one journalist and seriously injured at least six others. Pradeep Bhatia, a photographer for the Indian newspaper “The Hindustan Times”, was one of twelve people killed in […]
Six weeks after his disappearance, ORT cameraman still missing
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ news alert: Six Weeks After Disappearance, ORT Cameraman Still Missing in Belarus New York, August 11, 2000 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is greatly alarmed that Belarusian authorities have not yet determined the whereabouts of Dmitry Zavadsky, a cameraman for Russian Public Television (ORT) who disappeared […]
CPJ condemns web site banning
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 10 August 2000 letter to Chinese President Jiang Zemin, CPJ strongly condemned the recent banning of the New Culture Forum’s Web site (http://www.xinwenming.net), which featured essays and articles advocating a fresh approach to dealing with China’s social and political problems. CPJ fears that the site’s former staff may now face political […]
CPJ protests de-accreditation of foreign correspondents
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 10 August 2000 letter to the president of Guinea’s National Communications Council (CNC), Emil Tompapa, CPJ called on the CNC to immediately and unconditionally reinstate the press credentials of the Conakry-based foreign correspondents Mouctar Bah (Agence France-Presse), Ben Daouda Sylla (Africa No. 1), and Amadou Diallo (BBC). On 28 July, the […]
Independent newspapers shut down for reprinting corruption allegations from foreign media
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 9 August 2000 letter to President Nursultan Nazarbayev, CPJ expressed its outrage over his government’s apparent efforts to shut down the independent newspapers “SolDat” and “Vremya Po” for reprinting articles from foreign media about alleged corruption in the Kazakh government. In June and early July of this year, according to CPJ […]
Police surround homes of three journalists charged with criminal defamation
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 August 2000 CPJ press release: PANAMA: JOURNALISTS UNDER SEIGE Police Surround Homes Of Three Journalists Charged With Criminal Defamation Of Attorney General New York, August 8, 2000 – In the latest in a series of attacks on the press in Panama, police this morning surrounded the home of […]