Washington, D.C., March 25 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported today in its annual worldwide study of press freedom that at least 118 journalists were in prison in 25 countries at the end of 1998, and 24 journalists in 17 countries were murdered during the year in reprisal for their reporting.
JAKARTA – May 14,1999 — Indonesian President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie reaffirmed his government’s commitment to press freedom today during a wide-ranging discussion with a delegation from the International Press Institute. The President also agreed to drop a long-standing requirement that foreign journalists visiting Indonesia obtain special journalists’ visas as a requirement of entry into the…
June 3, 1999 His Excellency Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomes yesterday’s unconditional release of Najam Sethi, the founding editor of the English-language weekly The Friday Times. The government’s decision to drop all charges against him is a very encouraging development. However, CPJ remains concerned…
“Investigative reporter Alejandra Matus spent six years researching The Black Book of Chilean Justice. But her book, a historical exposé of the judiciary’s lack of independence, spent less than two days on Chilean bookshelves: On April 14, police confiscated its entire press run at the order of a Santiago Appeals Court judge. That same day,…
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New York, N.Y., Feb. 16, 1999 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomed the release of Chinese journalist Gao Yu on Monday after five years’ imprisonment in Beijing, while cautioning that China’s press freedom climate has worsened in recent months. At least 11 people remain in prison there on journalism-related charges. CPJ called on…
CPJ News Alerts, 1998 CPJ Welcomes Release of Eritrean Journalist Ruth Simon Killing of Mexican Journalist Condemned by CPJ Murray Seeger Named CPJ’s Washington Representative Indonesia: Ahmed Taufik Nadire Mater charged with insulting the Turkish military Journalists to Discuss Press in Indonesia, Panama,Peru, and Niger Africa Regional press release CPJ’s Press Freedom Awards Honor Journalists…
December 15,1998 His Excellency Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Secretariat Islamabad, Pakistan 2118 Kalorama Rd., N.W. Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is greatly alarmed by the government’s recent efforts to control the independent media in Pakistan. Since August, CPJ has received numerous reports indicating that the government has embarked upon…