Articles by Human Rights Watch
Serbian journalist and driver missing in Kosovo
(HRW/IFEX) – According to HRW, an ethnic Serbian journalist and his driver have been missing for five days, and are feared abducted by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in the province of Kosovo. Djuro Slavuj and his driver, Ranko Perinic, both of Radio Prishtina, were last seen in the city of Orahovac on […]
Journalist released
(HRW/IFEX) – Musa Kurhasku, journalist with “Koha Ditore”, was released after seven hours in police detention on 19 August 1998. According to the “Koha Ditore” editorial staff, he was beaten while in custody. **Updates IFEX alert of 20 August 1998** The police reportedly warned Kurhasku that he would be arrested again if an ethnic Serb […]
Ethnic Albanian journalist arrested in Kosovo
(HRW/IFEX) – On 19 August 1998, HRW expressed deep concern about the most recent arrest of an ethnic Albanian journalist in the war-torn province of Kosovo. Musa Kurhasku, correspondent for the largest Albanian-language daily newspaper, “Koha Ditore”, was taken into police custody on 19 August 1998, around 3:00 p.m. (local time) from his home in […]
Ethnic Albanian journalist arrested in Kosovo
(HRW/IFEX) – On 19 August 1998, HRW expressed deep concern about the most recent arrest of an ethnic Albanian journalist in the war-torn province of Kosovo. Musa Kurhasku, correspondent for the largest Albanian-language daily newspaper, “Koha Ditore”, was taken into police custody on 19 August 1998, around 3:00 p.m. (local time) from his home in […]
Human Rights Watch selects 44 writers from 19 countries to receive Hellman/Hammett grants
(HRW/IFEX) – The following statement was issued by Human Rights Watch on 3 August 1998: The 1998 Hellman/Hammett grant recipients provide a fascinating look at the myriad ways that government repress freedom of speech. The forty-four writers who hail from nineteen countries have faced obstacles ranging from imprisonment and torture to having their works banned […]
Academic leaders and scholars’ advocates critique proposed Jordanian press law
(HRW/IFEX) – In a 9 July 1998 letter to Jordanian Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Mohammad Hamdan, made public on 13 July, the Human Rights Watch Academic Freedom Committee criticizes the draft press and publications law currently being considered by the Jordanian parliament. The letter, signed on behalf of the committee by Jonathan F. Fanton, […]
HRW report describes rampant abuses under regime of President Aleksander Lukashenka
(HRW/IFEX) – In a forthcoming report, Human Rights Watch describes rampant abuses under the regime of Belarusian president Aleksander Lukashenka. “The current diplomatic flap is vintage Lukashenka,” says Holly Cartner, executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia division. “The man does not accept challenges to his power – and in Belarus, his […]
Academic leaders and human rights advocates urge U. S. President Bill Clinton to champion academic and political freedoms during his visit to China
(HRW/IFEX) – In an open letter to United States of America President Bill Clinton, the Human Rights Watch Academic Freedom Committee calls on the President to speak out forcefully in support of both academic and political freedom during his planned visits to university campuses in China. During his upcoming state visit, the President is scheduled […]