Middle East & North Africa

  

CPJ Expresses Dismay Over Alleged Torture of Journalist

May 7, 1999 His Excellency Lt. Gen. Omar Hassan al-Bashir President of the Republic of Sudan c/o His Excellency Ambassador Mahdi Ibrahim Muhammad Embassy of the Republic of Sudan 2210 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20006 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to express our grave concern that Muhammad Abdel…

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CPJ Expresses Dismay Over Alleged Torture of Journalist

May 7, 1999 His Excellency Lt. Gen. Omar Hassan al-Bashir President of the Republic of Sudan c/o His Excellency Ambassador Mahdi Ibrahim Muhammad Embassy of the Republic of Sudan 2210 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20006 Your Excellency, Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to express our grave concern that…

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CPJ Calls on Algeria to Locate Two ‘Disappeared’ Journalists Appeal Marks Fourth Anniversary of Djamel Eddine Fahassi’s Abduction

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…

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Quatre ans aprés l’enlévement du journaliste algérien Djamel Eddine Fahassi, le CPJ appelle le gouvernement algérien é retrouver deux journalistes “disparus”

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.…

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PKK Executive Council Declares its Support for Ocalan’s Solution Proposal

Ozgur Bakis, June 3, 1999 Full support for Ocalan The PKK supports its leader Ocalan’s proposal for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue, made during his ongoing trial at the island of Imrali. The PKK Executive Council announced that it was prepared to do everything necessary for the success of Ocalan’s efforts for a…

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CPJ Alarmed by Arrest of Tunisian Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik

New York, May 24, 1999-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed its alarm over the arrest today of journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, a freelance reporter working for a number of European newspapers, including the Paris-based daily La Croix. At around 11:00 a.m. local time, Ben Brik was arrested without warrant by Tunisian authorities in the capital…

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Committee to Protect Journalists Alarmed By Efforts Of The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) To Silence Media

May 24,1999 His Excellency Yasser Arafat President Palestinian National Authority Al-Muntada, Gaza Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply alarmed by recent efforts by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to silence print and broadcast media in the West Bank and Gaza. On May 22 and May 23, Palestinian security authorities arrested three…

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Tunisia:Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik Assaulted

May 21, 1999 His Excellency Zine El-Abdine Ben Ali President of the Republic of Tunisia c/o His Excellency Noureddine Mejjoub 1515 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged over yesterday’s assault on journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, a freelance reporter working for a number of European newspapers,…

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Committee to Protect Journalists Is Outraged By Conviction of Journalist Oral Calislart

May 19,1999 His Excellency Bulent Ecevit Prime Minister Basbakanlik 06573 Ankara, Turkey Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged by the criminal conviction of journalist Oral Calislar, a columnist for the daily Cumhurriyet. On May 18, Calislar was convicted of disseminating “separatist propaganda” under Article 8 of the Anti-Terror Law and sentenced to…

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Tunisia:Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik Assaulted

May 6, 1999 His Excellency Zine El-Abdine Ben Ali President of the Republic of Tunisia c/o His Excellency Noureddine Mejjoub 1515 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged over yesterday’s assault on journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, a freelance reporter working for a number of European newspapers,…

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