Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Reporter jailed since 1998 for exposing corruption
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: CHINESE REPORTER JAILED FOR EXPOSING CORRUPTION Persecution of Gao Qinrong is Chilling Evidence of Regime’s Hypocrisy New York, August 3, 2000 — Xinhua state news agency reporter Gao Qinrong has been in jail on trumped-up charges since December 4, 1998, for doing exactly what China’s leaders […]
CPJ condemns proposed media legislation
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 2 August 2000 letter to Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi, CPJ expressed its grave concern about proposed amendments to the Books and Newspapers Act that would dramatically increase the mandatory publication-licensing bond. Under the amended Act, new publications would be required to post a bond of 1 million shillings (US$13,459) as […]
CPJ protests journalist’s detention
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 1 August 2000 letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, CPJ expressed its deep concern over the arrest of Vladivostok journalist Irina Grebneva, editor of the opposition weekly “Arsenyevskiye Vesti”. Grebneva was released on 1 August after a five-day detention imposed in retaliation for publishing telephone transcripts that appeared to implicate senior […]
CPJ protests pressure on ANS TV station
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 1 August 2000 letter to Azerbaijani President Heidar Aliyev, CPJ expressed its great concern over the pressure his government has exerted on the independent television station ANS to block it from airing an interview with a Chechen rebel leader. On 14 July, electricity to the television station was cut off fifteen […]
U.S. reporter injured, concern over blockage of air coverage
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: PERU GOVERNMENT BLOCKS AIR COVERAGE OF ANTI-FUJIMORI PROTESTS U.S. reporter injured in street battles between police and demonstrators in Lima New York, July 28, 2000 — In a highly unusual move, the Peruvian government has imposed flight restrictions over Lima that prevented the media from using […]
Rebel group frees German reporter; five other journalists still held hostage
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 July 2000 CPJ news alert: PHILIPPINES: Rebel group frees German reporter; five other journalists still held hostage New York, July 27, 2000 — Andreas Lorenz, the Der Spiegel reporter who was captured by armed rebels on the southern island of Jolo on July 2, was released today. He […]
CPJ calls for complete investigation of radio station owner’s murder
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 27 July 2000 letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, CPJ expressed its deep sadness further to the 26 July killing of Sergey Novikov, owner of the independent radio station Vesna in the city of Smolensk. Novikov, 36, was shot and killed in the stairwell of his apartment building at around 9:00 […]
Eyewitness report from the Filipovic trial
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an eyewitness report from the Miroslav Filipovic trial, being distributed by CPJ: Journalist or Spy? An eyewitness report from the Filipovic trial in Nis, Yugoslavia By Vesna Peric Nis, July 27, 2000 — A military court in the southern Serbian town of Nis sentenced Serb journalist Miroslav Filipovic, 49, to […]