2000

  

Thin-skinned officials target press

Your Excellency: On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of your country’s proclamation of independence, the Committee to Protect Journalists writes to express its grave concern about the recent deterioration of press freedom standards in the Central African Republic.

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CPJ outraged by arson attack against independent radio station

Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged at the recent arson attack against the editorial offices of the Banjul-based private broadcaster Radio 1 FM. While a police investigation is ongoing, sources in the Gambia told CPJ that the attack might have come in response to Radio 1 FM’s critical discussions of your government’s human-rights and other policies.

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Two more journalists detained as press crackdown continues

Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in IRAN New York, August 14, 2000 — Iran’s conservative-controlled judiciary pushed ahead with its sweeping assault on the country’s reformist press, arresting two more journalists over the weekend, according to the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

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House arrest for editor named in defamation suit

Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in VENEZUELA New York, August 14, 2000 — A Venezuelan judge ordered that Caracas journalist Pablo López, editor-in-chief of the weekly La Razón, be placed under house arrest for failing to attend a court-scheduled August 4 hearing in a criminal-defamation suit filed against La Razón by…

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Police surround homes of three journalists charged with criminal defamation of attorney general

Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in PANAMA New York, August 8, 2000 — In the latest in a series of attacks on the press in Panama, police this morning surrounded the home of Gustavo Gorriti, associate director of the Panama City daily La Prensa, and those of two of his colleagues,…

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Another Reformist Paper Closed After Khamenei Stifles Parliamentary Debate on Press Restrictions

New York, August 8, 2000 — Iran’s Press Court shut down yet another major reformist newspaper on Tuesday, two days after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quashed a parliamentary bill to amend the country’s restrictive press laws, according to wire service reports. “This latest move by Iran’s Press Court is extremely disheartening to those who…

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Georgia: Local police assault journalist for covering police corruption

Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged by the recent assault on Vasil Silagadze, a Georgian journalist who was apparently beaten up by local police officers after he published an article alleging corruption among high-ranking law enforcement officials, including the interior minister.

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Independent Press Threatened in Many Southern African Countries Citing “Grave Concerns,” CPJ Calls on SADC To Consider Press Freedom Records Of Member States

Your Excellency, Ahead of the August 6-7 SADC Summit of Heads of State, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) wishes to express its grave concern about the deplorable state of press freedom in several SADC member states. Our research shows an alarming pattern of governments interfering with the free flow of information and using harsh, outdated laws to prosecute journalists for their work.

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Independent Press Threatened in Many Southern African Countries Citing “Grave Concerns,” CPJ Calls on SADC To Consider Press Freedom Records Of Member States

[Click here to read CPJ’s protest letter] August 3, 2000 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), citing an “alarming pattern of government interference” with the free flow of information in many Southern African countries, is calling on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to “consider the press freedom records of member states in determining…

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