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Attacks on the Press 2003: Table of Contents

By Mick Stern on March 11, 2004 12:09 PM EST

Attacks on the Press 2003: Lebanon

March 11, 2004 12:03 PM EST

Lebanese media feature diverse opinions, aggressive question-and-answer television programs with government officials, and lively criticism of authorities and policies. In addition, the prevalence of satellite dishes gives Lebanese citizens access to other Arab and international TV stations.

Journalist remains in detention

August 6, 2003 12:00 PM EDT

New York, August 6, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply troubled that Sudanese free-lance journalist Youssef al-Bashir Moussa, a contributor to the private daily Al-Sahafa, has been jailed for more than a week. Editors at Al-Sahafa told CPJ that the paper ran a story by Moussa on July 28 reporting that several students…

Newspaper’s license suspended

July 25, 2003 12:00 PM EDT

July 25, 2003, New York—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns the July 12 decision by a Khartoum criminal court to cancel the license of the Khartoum Monitor, ceasing publication of the English-language daily. According to Nhial Bol, editor of the Khartoum Monitor, the court canceled the paper’s license because of an interview it published…

Attacks on the Press 2002: Table of Contents

By Mick Stern on March 31, 2003 12:41 PM EST

Group of journalists missing in BaghdadAl-Jazeera barred from Nasdaq

March 26, 2003 12:00 PM EST

New York, March 26, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is concerned about the safety of a group of at least three journalists in Baghdad who have reportedly been expelled from the country. Newsday reporter Matt McAllester and photographer Moises Saman were last heard from Monday evening. Molly Bingham, a freelance photographer, is also missing.…

2002 prison census: 139 journalists jailed

December 3, 2002 7:01 PM EST

There were 139 journalists in prison around the world at the end of 2002 who were jailed for practicing their profession. The number is up significantly from the previous year, when 118 journalists were in jail. An analysis of the reasons behind this increase is contained in the introduction.At the beginning of 2003, CPJ sent…

CPJ sends letter to Pentagon about detained journalist

September 27, 2002 2:55 PM EDT

Dear Secretary Rumsfeld: The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to express concern about the reported detention without charge of Sami Muhieddine Muhammad al-Haj, a 33-year-old assistant cameraman for the Qatar-based satellite television network Al-Jazeera.

Attacks on the Press 2001: Table of Contents

By Mick Stern on March 26, 2002 12:30 PM EST

Attacks on the Press 2001: Nigeria

March 26, 2002 12:04 PM EST

Mirroring the larger society, the Nigerian media were severely fractured along ethnic and regional lines in 2001, although mainstream news outlets remained economically robust, dynamic, and politically outspoken. Throughout the year, a host of new publications hit newsstands, many of them in local languages. In the Christian-dominated south, private radio and television stations expanded their…