2005

JUNE 2, 2005 Posted: June 3, 2005 Samir Qassir, Al-Nahar KILLED The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemned the murder of Lebanese columnist Samir Qassir, who was killed in a car bombing outside his home in Beirut’s Ashrafiyeh neighborhood.

JUNE 2, 2005 Posted: June 21, 2005 Daif al-Gahzal al-Shuhaibi, freelance KILLED—CONFIRMED Al-Ghazal’s body was found in Benghazi, his hometown, about 1,000 km (620 miles) east of the capital, Tripoli, on or about June 2 after he went missing from his home on May 21, according to several sources. Al-Ghazal was a former journalist for…

JUNE 2005 Posted: June 21, 2005 Shaymaa Abol Kheir, Al-Dustour Abeer al-Askary Al-Dustour HARASSED On May 25, government supporters beat several foreign and local journalists covering a protest over limited presidential elections. Journalists interviewed by CPJ said that Egyptian security forces did not intervene. Journalists said they suspected some of the assailants were actually security…

MAY 31, 2005 Posted: June 17, 2005 Jerges Mahmood Mohamad Suleiman, Nineveh TV KILLED—CONFIRMED Suleiman, a news anchor at Nineveh TV, was shot by unidentified assailants in the Iraqi city of Mosul in late May. Nineveh TV is a local affiliate of Al-Iraqiya TV, which is part of the U.S.-backed Iraqi Media Network. The Associated…

MAY 31, 2005 Posted: June 15, 2005 Mouthana Ibrahim, Al-Arabiya ATTACKED Ibrahim a reporter with the Dubai-based Arabic satellite channel Al-Arabiya was injured after being shot in Mosul, his hometown. The journalist, who has been threatened repeatedly by insurgents for his work, was driving with his family in an industrial area of the city, when…

New York, May 31, 2005—Iranian authorities temporarily released imprisoned journalist Akbar Ganji. Ganji was released for medical leave on Sunday, according to press reports. Judicial authorities had previously refused Ganji’s request to be released on medical leave, prompting him to start a hunger strike on April 18. Ganji ended the strike after his release. Ganji’s…

New York, May 26, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the assault of several foreign and local journalists by government supporters as police looked on during demonstrations in Cairo yesterday. Journalists told CPJ that the attacks took place as they were covering demonstrations in downtown Cairo organized by Kifaya (Enough), an opposition group that was…

Arabic Satellite Channels and Censorship By Joel Campagna Committee to Protect Journalists

MAY 25, 2005 Posted: June 21, 2005 Shaymaa Abol Kheir, Al-Dustour Gamal Fahmi, Press Syndicate and Al-Arabi Mohamed Abdel Kouddous, Press Syndicate Several other journalists ATTACKED Government supporters assaulted several foreign and local journalists as police looked on during demonstrations in Cairo.