Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Journalist Eltchine Husseinbeili detained
On 10 May 1996, Eltchine Husseinbeili, correspondent for the Azeri-language service of Radio Liberty, was arrested and briefly detained in the capital of Baku. On that day, a number of protesters had gathered in front of the offices of the United Nations (UN) and the Iranian Embassy calling for an end to human rights violations […]
Photographer Fayez Nourredin brutally assaulted
On 13 May 1996, Fayez Nourredin, a photographer for the French news agency Agence France Presse, was detained for ten hours by the Palestinian special intelligence service in Gaza, during which he was kicked, whipped with a belt and subjected to harassment. Palestinian security officers were upset over the publication on 9 May of a […]
Trial begins against soldier who killed journalist Natalya Alyakina
**Updates IFEX alerts dated 30 November, 5 October, 29 August, 23 and 20 June 1995** On 15 May 1996, the trial of the soldier who killed journalist Natalya Alyakina (also reported as Natalia Aliakina) opened before a military court in Lermontov, in southern Russia. He is being tried for “infringement of the regulations on handling […]
BBC reporter Liviu Man receives threatening telephone calls
On 7 May 1996, Liviu Man, the Romanian-language correspondent in Cluj for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), received several threatening telephone calls at both his office and his home from anonymous individuals. The callers told Man to stop reporting on “incidents that incriminated President Iliescu” and “to calm down.” Man later lodged a complaint at […]
Dead body of journalist Igor Grouchetsky found
On 10 May 1996, the dead body of freelance journalist Igor Grouchetsky was found on a street near his home in the city of Tcherkassy, southwest of Kiev. He had a severe wound to his head. According to Ukrainian television and the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Grouchetsky was well-known for his reporting of crime and corruption […]
Journalist Vladimir Sobolevskiy dismissed for alleged misbehaviour during interview
In April 1995, Vladimir Sobolevskiy, a reporter for Kharkov regional television, was dismissed from his position for “a serious lack of judgment displayed during an interview.” The interview in question was with a renowned economist, A. Gougel, who was critical of a draft Constitution currently being debated in Parliament. Sobolevskiy reportedly reproached the economist for […]
Managing director of weekly “Generation” convicted of slander; “Generation” ordered shut down for six months
On 3 May 1996, the Penal Tribunal of Douala sentenced Vianney Ombe Ndzana, managing director of the weekly “Generation”, to five months in prison and CFA 9 million (90,000 French francs) in damages for “insulting and slanderous comments” (“injures et diffamation”). As well, the Tribunal ordered the suspension for six months of “Generation”. The conviction […]
Palestinian journalists prevented from covering forthcoming Israeli elections
Journalists belonging to the Association of Palestinian Broadcasting Journalists have been banned from entering Israel in order to cover the legislative elections on 29 May 1996, even though all those affected by this ruling are already accredited by the Israeli Government Press Office. Moreover, since the closing off of the territories by the Israeli army […]