ERITREA: NEWS ALERTS CPJ receives response from U.S. Defense Department POSTED March 7, 2003 Prominent U.S. journalists call for release of jailed editor Read letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld POSTED February 5, 2003 CPJ confirms that four more journalists are in prison POSTED September 19, 2002 CPJ confirms detention of 14th journalist POSTED August 6, 2002 Government admits to CPJ that it is holding journalists in secret detention POSTED August 2, 2002 Jailed journalists moved to undisclosed location POSTED April 11, 2002 Jailed journalists on hunger strike POSTED April 3, 2002 Government tightens noose on independent press POSTED December 1, 2002 Nine journalists arrested; two others flee as crackdown continues POSTED September 25, 2001 Government suspends all private newspapers POSTED September 20, 2001 Journalist abducted by security forces, many others still missing POSTED August 6, 2001 CPJ delegation meets with Eritrean Ambassador POSTED June 13, 2001 CPJ asks Justice Minister to clarify whereabouts of 15 journalists POSTED June 7, 2001