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Interview with Steven Gan

July 22, 2000 5:16 PM EDT

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Awardee Speeches – 2000

July 22, 2000 5:12 PM EDT

Steven Gan, editor of the provocative online publication Malaysiakini, routinely tests the limits of his government’s tolerance for press freedom by publishing articles on the Internet that could never appear in Malaysia’s tightly controlled mainstream press.

Spate of attacks on journalists follow recent coup

July 20, 2000 12:00 PM EDT

Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in FIJI New York, July 19, 2000–The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned recent attacks by forces under the control of rebel leader George Speight and called on the coup leader to respect the right of the press to work freely. The press in Fiji has…

Cambodia: Newspaper suspended again

July 18, 2000 12:00 PM EDT

Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is disturbed by the Information Ministry’s decision to once again suspend publication of the Cambodia News Bulletin (Pritbat Pordamean Kampuchea), a bilingual fortnightly published in English and Khmer from the capital city, Phnom Penh.

Bangladesh: Gunmen kill journalist in his office

July 17, 2000 12:00 PM EDT

Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns yesterday’s assassination of veteran journalist Shamsur Rahman, special correspondent of the Bengali-language national daily Janakantha, and urges your government to ensure that the perpetrators of this terrible crime are brought to justice.

China: Government punishes Internet journalists

July 12, 2000 12:00 PM EDT

Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly condemns the imprisonment of Huang Qi and Qi Yanchen, both of whom have been charged with subversion for allegedly posting anti-government articles on the Internet.

Cambodia: Independent weekly suspended for thirty days

July 12, 2000 12:00 AM EDT

Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply disturbed by the Information Ministry’s decision to suspend the publication of the Cambodia News Bulletin (Pritbat Pordamean Kampuchea), a bilingual weekly newspaper published in English and Khmer from the capital city, Phnom Penh.

Laos: Australian TV crew censored

July 12, 2000 12:00 AM EDT

Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is disturbed by the efforts of Lao authorities to censor news coverage of last week’s explosion at a restaurant in the capital city, Vientiane.

BBC correspondent assaulted in Colombo

July 12, 2000 12:00 AM EDT

Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in SRI LANKA. New York, April 7, 2000 — CPJ condemns the April 6 assault on Elmo Fernando, correspondent for the BBC’s Sinhala-language service. Fernando was attacked in front of the Norwegian embassy in the capital city of Colombo by a group of demonstrators protesting Norway’s…

More journalists kidnapped

July 10, 2000 12:00 PM EDT

Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in the PHILIPPINES New York, July 10, 2000—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned over the apparent kidnapping July 9 of three French journalists by members of the Abu Sayyaf rebel group in the Philippines. Reporter Maryse Burgot and cameramen Jean-Jacques Le Garrec and…