2007

  

Court acquits journalists charged with endangering security

New York, January 3, 2007—A court in Burundi today rebuffed the government, ordering the release of three journalists and rejecting the prosecution’s claim that their reporting in connection with an alleged coup plot compromised public security. A panel of judges in the capital Bujumbura acquitted editor Serge Nibizi and journalist Domitile Kiramvu of Radio Publique…

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CPJ renews call for release of abducted AFP photographer

New York, January 3, 2007—Amid growing Palestinian and international condemnation of the kidnapping of Agence France-Presse photographer Jaime Razuri, the Committee to Protect Journalists today renewed its call for his immediate release. Razuri, who was seized by gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Monday, was the 14th journalist to be abducted since 2004, according to…

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In Olympic run-up, China eases rules for Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan reporters

New York, January 2, 2007—The Chinese government this week issued new regulations easing restrictions for journalists from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan who are reporting in mainland China during the run-up to the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. CPJ welcomed the step but called on the government to extend full protection and freedom to…

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AFP photographer latest journalist abducted in Gaza

New York, January 2, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday’s abduction of an Agence France-Presse photographer in the Gaza Strip. Jaime Razuri, a veteran international journalist, was seized by a group of unmasked, armed men as he was entering the news agency’s bureau in Gaza City, AFP reported. Razuri was returning from an assignment…

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Al-Sharqiya ordered closed in Baghdad

JANUARY 1, 2007 Posted: January 12, 2007 Al-Sharqiya CENSORED On January 1, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior ordered the closure of the privately owned Al-Sharqiya TV’s Baghdad office for fomenting sectarian violence and reporting false news. The immediate practical effect appeared nominal because Al-Sharqiya had previously closed the Baghdad office due to security concerns.

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CPJ Update

CPJ Update October 2007 News from the Committee to Protect Journalists Return to front page | See previous Updates

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CPJ Update

CPJ Update January 2007 News from the Committee to Protect Journalists Return to front page | See previous Updates

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