November 2008 - Page 8 of 8 - Committee to Protect Journalists

Suspects held in brutal attack on editor

November 4, 2008 2:42 PM EST

New York, November 4, 2008–CPJ calls on Ethiopian authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into Friday’s beating of newspaper editor Amare Aregawi.

Press freedom in the news 11/4/08

November 4, 2008 10:27 AM EST

The Web site Global Voices Online has a posting today that examines the Global Network Initiative. The initiative, which CPJ has joined, sets privacy and free speech principles for telecommunications companies.

Editor convicted over misidentification

November 3, 2008 5:43 PM EST

New York, November 3, 2008–An Ethiopian Federal High Court judge convicted an editor today on criminal charges of “inciting the public through false rumors” over a reporting mistake, local journalists told CPJ.

Authorities charge five in car-bombing deaths

November 3, 2008 5:37 PM EST

New York, November 3, 2008–Croatian police have charged five men in the October 23 murder of two employees of the Zagreb-based political weekly Nacional, according to international news reports.

Government to pull frequencies for foreign broadcasters

November 3, 2008 4:22 PM EST

New York, November 3, 2008–CPJ is deeply troubled by a top regulator’s announcement on Friday that the Azerbaijani government plans next year to discontinue local radio transmissions of three international broadcasters–the BBC, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and the Voice of America (VOA).