Europe & Central Asia

2005

  

CROATIA

FEBRUARY 4, 2005 Posted: March 14, 2005 Gordan Malic, GlobusIvica Djikic, Feral Tribune Marijo Kavain, Jutarnji Listi Ivanka Toma, Jutarnji Listi Zeljko Peratovic, Vjesnik

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Journalist abducted, threatened by military officers

New York, February 3, 2005—Akrep Hasanov, an Azerbaijani journalist with the independent weekly Monitor in the capital, Baku, was abducted by military officers and held in detention for five hours, Hasanov told CPJ. The journalist says he was detained in retaliation for writing an article about abuses and mismanagement in an Azerbaijani military unit. On…

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El encarcelamiento de periodistas

Comité para la Protección de los Periodistas REPORTAJES ESPECIAL DE TODAS PARTES DEL MUNDO Cuatro países sobresalen en el encarcelamiento de periodistas

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Journalists in prison in 2004: Four nations stand out

New York, February 3, 2005–Four countries with long records of press repression–China, Cuba, Eritrea, and Burma–account for more than three-quarters of the journalists imprisoned around the world, a new analysis by the Committee to Protect Journalists has found.

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AZERBAIJAN

FEBRUARY 2, 2005 Posted: February 4, 2005 Akrep Hasanov, Monitor HARASSED, THREATENED Hasanov, an Azerbaijani journalist with the independent weekly Monitor in the capital, Baku, was abducted by military officers and held in detention for five hours, Hasanov told CPJ. The journalist says he was detained in retaliation for writing an article about abuses and…

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CPJ urges vigorous investigations, reforms

Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists is heartened by your stated commitment to improve the poor press freedom climate in Ukraine. There is much to be remedied–and many benefits to be gained–as your administration ushers in what is widely hoped to be a new democratic era.

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CPJ disturbed that journalist’s appeal denied

New York, January 21, 2005—The Supreme Court of the southern Russian republic of North Ossetia upheld on Wednesday, January 19, the conviction of Yuri Bagrov on criminal charges of using forged documents to obtain Russian citizenship. The court also fined him 15,000 rubles (US$530). “We are very concerned that the harassment and prosecution of Bagrov…

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CPJ Update

CPJ Update January 14, 2005 News from the Committee to Protect Journalists Return to front page | See previous Updates

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CPJ Update

CPJ Update November 16, 2005 News from the Committee to Protect Journalists Return to front page | See previous Updates

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Assets of opposition newspaper frozen

New York, January 7, 2005—The independent Azerbaijani opposition newspaper Yeni Musavat ceased publication indefinitely on December 31, 2004, because a court froze the paperís assets and bank account after ordering it to pay hefty libel damages to several government officials. The damages, which total nearly 800 million manats (US$160,000), stem from seven different defamation lawsuits…

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2005