Your Excellency, On the occasion of Algeria’s upcoming presidential election next week, as the international media prepare to cover events inside the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), writes to express deep concern about ongoing government restrictions on foreign journalists who report from Algeria.
April 09, 1999 — Since political violence erupted in 1992, Algeria has been one of the most difficult countries in the world for foreign journalists to work. For several years, Algerian authorities have enforced a policy of providing mandatory escorts for foreign reporters, thus severely curtailing the ability to effectively investigative the country’s ongoing civil…
May 6, 1999 His Excellency Abdelaziz Bouteflika President of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria c/o His Excellency Ambassador Lamamra Remtane Embassy of Algeria 2118 Kalorama Rd., N.W. Washington, DC 20008 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a non-governmental organization of journalists devoted to upholding press freedom worldwide, writes to you about…
New York, N.Y., 6 Mai 1999-Le Comité pour la protection des journalistes (CPJ-Committee to Protect Journalists) a appelé, aujourd’hui, le gouvernement algérien á retrouver et á assurer la securité de Djamel Eddine Fahassi et Aziz Bouabdallah, deux journalistes algériens enlevés, selon toute vraisemblance par des agents de securité de l’Etat, respectivement en 1995 et 1997.…
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.
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