Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
CPJ expresses its sorrow over journalist?s assassination
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 7 July 2000 letter to Attorney General Alfonso Gomez Méndez, CPJ expressed its sorrow over the 4 July assassination of Marisol Revelo Baron, a journalist based in Tumaco, in the southwestern department of Nariño. CPJ urged the attorney general to see to it that the perpetrators of this crime are brought […]
Junta cracks down on the press after “failed coup”
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: COTE D’IVOIRE: JUNTA CRACKS DOWN ON THE PRESS AFTER “FAILED COUP” New York, July 7, 2000 — On July 5, in the aftermath of what he described as a “failed coup,” Cote d’Ivoire’s military ruler General Robert Guei warned local journalists to be “careful” because they […]
Journalist faces arrest for offending attorney general
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 July 2000 CPJ press release: PANAMA: JOURNALIST FACES ARREST FOR OFFENDING ATTORNEY GENERAL New York, July 6, 2000 — Panama Attorney General José Antonio Sossa will decide this evening if he will order the arrest of journalist Carlos Singares, who is charged with showing “disrespect” for a public […]
CPJ fears for German journalist’s safety
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 6 July 2000 letter to the president of the Philippines, Joseph Ejercito Estrada, CPJ expressed its deep concern about the safety of German journalist Andreas Lorenz, apparently kidnapped on 2 July on the southern island of Jolo. CPJ is calling on President Estrada’s government to ensure he remains unharmed and to […]
CPJ condemns revised censorship decree
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 6 July 2000 CPJ letter to Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga condemning the recently revised censorship decree: July 6, 2000 Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga President, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat Colombo-1 Sri Lanka VIA FAX: 011-94-1-333-703 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) […]
CPJ concerned over unbalanced media coverage of election campaign, recent attacks against the press
(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 30 June 2000 letter to President Ernesto Zedillo, CPJ stated that it was gratified that Mexican journalists had generally been able to cover the current election campaign without government interference. However, the organisation expressed its concern about a number of recent incidents. * The Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), the independent federal […]
CPJ concerned about journalist?s kidnapping
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 3 July 2000 CPJ news release: German Journalist kidnapped by rebel faction in Philippines New York, July 3, 2000- A German journalist was kidnapped at gunpoint on July 2 in the southern island of Jolo in the Philippines, according to international news reports. Andreas Lorenz, a 48-year-old Beijing-based reporter […]
CPJ welcomes court decision striking down censorship
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 June 2000 CPJ press release: CPJ Welcomes Court Decision Striking Down Censorship in Sri Lanka Chief Censor’s Appointment Illegal, Supreme Court Rules New York, June 30, 2000 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) applauds Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruling today that the government’s system of news censorship […]