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Chilean Journalist Alejandra Matus Prosecuted by Chilean Government

April 23, 1999 His Excellency Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle President of the Republic of Chile Palacio de la Moneda Santiago, CHILE Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to strongly condemn the prosecution of investigative journalist Alejandra Matus and the confiscation of all copies of her book “The Black Book of Chilean Justice.”

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State-run Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS) Target of NATO Missle Attack

April 23, 1999 His Excellency Javier Solana NATO Secretary General Via FAX: 011-322-724-3422 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply disturbed by NATO’s missile attack against state-run Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS) in downtown Belgrade early this morning. The attack destroyed RTS’s main newsroom and studios, knocking it off the air…

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Alejandra Matus Prosecuted For Her Book, “The Black Book of Chilean Justice.”

April 22, 1999 His Excellency Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle President of the Republic of Chile Palacio de la Moneda Santiago, CHILE Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to strongly condemn the prosecution of investigative journalist Alejandra Matus and the confiscation of all copies of her book “The Black Book of Chilean Justice.”

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CPJ Joins Press Freedom Community Protest against NATO Bombing of Media Targets in Belgrade, Kosovar Albanian Journalist tells of Expulsion from Pristina, German TV Correspondent Missing in Yugoslavia.

April 22, 1999 — CPJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and other press freedom groups in condemning the predawn April 21 NATO air attack that knocked three television channels in Belgrade off the air. CPJ and other members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) signed the IFJ’s April 21 letter…

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Sudanese Forces Arrest Muhammad Abdel Sid, Correspondent for the London-based Daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat

April 20,1999 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, TThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a nongovernmental organization of journalists dedicated to defending press freedom worldwide,…

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Tunisian Authorities’ Continue to Harass Ben Brik

April 20, 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), a nongovernmental organization of journalists dedicated to defending press freedom worldwide, is writing to strongly protest the Tunisian authorities’ continued…

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Paramilitary Groups Attacks Press in Indonesia

April 19, 1999 His Excellency Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie President, Republic of Indonesia Office of the President Bina Graha, Jalan Veteran No. 17 Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by the attacks against journalists working in East Timor that have accompanied the sharp escalation of violence in the province…

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CPJ Update: Press Caught in Crossfire of Kosovo Conflict

April 16, 1999 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a nonpartisan organization dedicated to safeguarding press freedom around the world, has documented several alarming new developments for the press in Yugoslavia. April 15 – Independent Media Commission Orders Kanal S Television Off the Air The Independent Media Commission (IMC), a body comprised of local…

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CPJ Update: Four Independent Radio Stations are Silenced, Independent Television Station is Shut Down, ANEM Offices Seized, Three Foreign Correspondents Detained.

April 4,1999 — Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic’s assault on independent journalists continued and intensified this weekend. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a non-partisan organization dedicated to safeguarding press freedom around the world, has documented several alarming new developments, learned on Saturday, April 3, and early Sunday, April 4, 1999.

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International Campaign Launched to Support Independent Media in Yugoslavia

April 2,1999 — As NATO’s crushing air strikes commenced across Yugoslavia, the state of emergency declared by President Slobodan Milosevic began to bite hard for residents of the stricken country. Even before the first missiles were deployed, Yugoslavia’s most important independent media entity, radio station B92, was closed. On the night of 24.3.99, Radio B92’s…

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