Articles by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Grenade attack on Hungarian weekly
(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is greatly alarmed by a 27 December 1999 grenade attack near the offices of the independent weekly “Elet es Irodalom” in Budapest. The newspaper’s editors suspect the attack came in reprisal for its recent court victory in a libel suit that Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Fidesz, the main governing party, filed […]
CPJ welcomes journalist’s release, condemns appalling press freedom situation in DRC
**Updates IFEX alerts of 30, 14, 13, 10 and 9 December, 12 November, 19 October, 30 July and 26 March 1999 and 8 December 1998** (CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 December 1999 CPJ news alert: Jailed journalist freed in Democratic Republic of Congo December 30, New York — The Committee to Protect Journalists […]
CPJ publishes analysis of press freedom implications of recent military coup
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 28 December 1999 CPJ news alert: CPJ is pleased to announce the web publication of “Gueï ‘s Way,” an analysis of the press freedom implications of the recent military coup in Côte d’Ivoire, written by CPJ Africa program researcher Yves Sorokobi. EXCERPT: New York, December 28, 1999 — “Press […]
President signs bill eliminating gag laws
**Updates IFEX alerts of 2 December, 3 August and 4 March 1999** (CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 December 1999 CPJ news alert: New York, December 21, 1999 — Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso signed a bill yesterday eliminating two of the country’s “gag laws,” which have been used to stifle press freedom. Moscoso described […]
Government frees jailed journalists
**Updates IFEX alert of 20 December 1999** (CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 December 1999 CPJ news alert: New York, December 21, 1999 — Cuban state security officers today released four journalists arrested last Thursday afternoon, according to information received by CPJ. The journalists were apparently arrested to prevent them covering an anti-government demonstration […]
Journalists among victims of suicide bombing
**Updates IFEX alert of 20 December 1999** (CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 December 1999 CPJ news alert: SRI LANKA: TWO JOURNALISTS KILLED IN BOMB BLAST New York, December 21, 1999 – Two Sri Lankan broadcast journalists were among 22 people killed in an assassination attempt against President Chandrika Kumaratunga at an election rally […]
CPJ protests prosecution of broadcast journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ letter to Prime Minister Milos Zeman: 20 December 1999 His Excellency Milos Zeman Prime Minister Urad vlady Ceske Republiky nabrezi Edvarda Benese 4 118 01 Praha 1 The Czech Republic Fax: +4202 231 2358 Your Excellencies: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is greatly alarmed by the criminal […]
Ten journalists detained before anti-government protest
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 17 December 1999 CPJ news alert: New York, December 17, 1999 — CPJ has learned that Cuban state security officers arrested four journalists yesterday afternoon and placed six more under house arrest this morning in an apparent attempt to prevent them from covering an anti-government demonstration scheduled to take […]