New York, October 28, 2003—The four Guatemalan journalists abducted last Sunday by former paramilitary forces in the town of La Libertad, in the northwestern department of Huehuetenango, were released this afternoon after the government of President Alfonso Portillo Cabrera promised to compensate the ex-paramilitaries for their services during the 36-year civil war. [Read CPJ’s alert…
New York, October 27, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged by the recent abduction of four Guatemalan journalists. On Sunday, October 26, former paramilitary fighters kidnapped reporters Freddy López and Alberto Ramírez, and photographers Emerson Díaz and Mario Linares, all of the Guatemala Citybased daily Prensa Libre, in the town of La Libertad,…
Nova York, 27 de outubro de 2003 — O Comitê para Proteção dos Jornalistas (CPJ) está indignado com o recente seqüestro de quatro jornalistas guatemaltecos. No domingo, 26 de outubro, ex-patrulheiros da Autodefesa Civil (Autodefensa Civil PAC) seqüestraram os repórteres Freddy López e Alberto Ramírez, e os fotógrafos Emerson Díaz e Mario Linares, todos…
New York, October 27, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged by the recent abduction of four Guatemalan journalists. On Sunday, October 26, former paramilitary fighters kidnapped reporters Freddy López and Alberto Ramírez, and photographers Emerson Díaz and Mario Linares, all of the Guatemala Citybased daily Prensa Libre, in the town of La Libertad,…
Guatemala City, October 24, 2003—A delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today verified a climate of threats and intimidation against the Guatemalan press, following a five-day visit to the country. The purpose of CPJ’s visit was to assess press freedom conditions in Guatemala; ask the Guatemalan government to provide information about the status…
Cidade da Guatemala, 24 de outubro de 2003 –Uma delegação do Comitê para a Proteção dos Jornalistas (CPJ) verificou o clima de ameaças e intimidações que vive a imprensa guatemalteca, após uma visita de cinco dias à Guatemala. A visita do CPJ teve como objetivo constatar in loco a situação da liberdade de imprensa na…
New York, October 17, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply disturbed that several media outlets and journalists have been attacked or threatened this week during month-long antigovernment protests that threaten to topple the Bolivian government. On Wednesday, October 15, unidentified attackers blew up the transmission equipment at TV station Canal 13 and Catholic…
Nova York, 17 de outubro de 2003 O Comitê para Proteção dos Jornalistas (CPJ), está extremamente preocupado com os ataques e ameaças contra meios de comunicação e jornalistas esta semana, durante os maciços protestos antigovernamentais que ameaçam derrubar o governo boliviano. Na quarta-feira, 15 de outubro, agressores não identificados explodiram os equipamentos de transmissão…
Nueva York, 17 de octubre del 2003–El Comité para la Protección de los Periodistas (CPJ, por sus siglas en inglés) está sumamente alarmado por los ataques y amenazas contra medios de prensa y periodistas esta semana durante las masivas protestas antigubernamentales que amenazan con derrocar al gobierno boliviano. El miércoles 15 de octubre, atacantes no…
New York, October 7, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is concerned that Venezuela’s National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has opened administrative proceedings against the 24-hour news channel Globovisión to determine whether Globovisión is violating telecommunications regulations. Globovisión has 15 business days to present its defense to Conatel. The TV station has vigorously opposed President Hugo…