Alerts
2005
CPJ condemns closure of Internews
New York, September 12, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned a civil court ruling ordering the closure of the Tashkent office of Internews Network, a U.S.-based media training and advocacy organization. Internews said the court made its ruling on Friday on the basis of the August 4, 2005 criminal conviction of two…
Reporters face police violence and restrictions in Katrina aftermath
New York, September 9, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by police violence against reporters in New Orleans and attempts by the authorities to restrict coverage of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. U.S. and international media outlets have complained of attacks on staff and the confiscation of film of shoot-outs between police and looters…
Islamic militants threaten Bangladeshi journalists
New York, September 8, 2005— Islamic militants have threatened to kill nine journalists in southern Bangladesh unless they stop reporting on the activities of three groups calling for the establishment of an Islamic state through “armed revolution.” Pieces of white cloth symbolizing a funeral shroud were mailed to the journalists in the city of Satkhira…
Journalist granted provisional release; three others remain jailed
New York, September 8, 2005—Ngaradoumbé Samory, one of four Chadian journalists jailed since July in connection with their work, was granted a provisional release from prison today pending a decision on his appeal. As editor of the private weekly L’Observateur, Samory was sentenced to three months in prison on July 18 for allegedly defaming the…
Yahoo gave e-mail account data used to imprison journalist
New York, September 7, 2005 The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by news that information provided by Internet giant Yahoo Inc. to the Chinese authorities was used to help convict and jail journalist Shi Tao who wrote an e-mail about media restrictions. Shi was sentenced in April to 10 years in prison for…
CPJ condemns journalist’s arrest
New York, September 6, 2005—Afghan journalists today protested the detention of reporter and editor Ezatullah Zawab, who was arrested on September 2 in Jalalabad, capital of eastern Nangarhar province, after crticising local government officials. Zawab is a staff correspondent for the independent news service Pajhwok Afghan News and editor of the monthly Meena magazine. Local…
Imprisoned Internet journalist on hunger strike
New York, September 6, 2005 The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the health of journalist Zhang Lin, who has been hospitalized since beginning a hunger strike last week to protest his imprisonment, local sources said. Zhang’s lawyer Mo Shaoping told CPJ that he would visit Zhang this week in Bengbu, in…
CPJ condemns attacks on Tamil media
New York, September 6, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a spate of attacks on the Tamil-language newspaper Sudar Oli, including the killing of a printing press security guard and assaults on reporters. “We call on the authorities to investigate these vicious attacks and bring those responsible to justice,” said CPJ Executive Director…
CPJ calls for investigation into disappearance of Indonesian journalist
New York, September 2, 2005—A journalist on the island of Nias off the western coast of Sumatra is missing 16 days after he left home to report on a murder. The Committee to Protect Journalists is probing the disappearance of Elyuddin Telaumbanua, a reporter for the daily Berita Sore, and called today for a thorough…
CPJ speaks with jailed journalist
New York, September 1, 2005—Journalist Michaël Didama, speaking from his prison cell in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, today denounced his detention as illegal and called on local and international journalists to keep up pressure for the release of all four reporters jailed by the government since July. “This is a crackdown on the press. There…