Press Faces Hard Times in Africa: Repression Persists in Many Countries
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Jan. 13–When this country opened the way for an independent press at the turn of the decade, the blossoming of newspapers of nearly every political persuasion was widely hailed as a critical stepping stone toward true multiparty democracy. But here, as elsewhere in Africa, rather than marking a clean break with an…
Enemies of the Press: The 10 Worst Offenders of 1996
Abu Abdul Rahman Amin, leader of the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria His insurgent faction has claimed responsibility for many of the 58 assassinations of journalists in Algeria over the past three years. Rahman Amin has threatened all secular journalists with death. “Those who fight with the pen,” he proclaimed, “shall die by the sword.”…
1996 Awards – Yurtcu
There was little for Turkish editor Ocak Isik Yurtçu to celebrate last July 24, Journalists Day in Turkey. “Nobody in the world has been sentenced to so many years in prison for articles others have written,”he said from his jail cell in an interview with the daily Yeni Yuzyil. Yurtcu, former editor in chief of…
1996 Burton Award – Sulzberger
| Send Letter of Appeal | Case Index | CPJ Website | 1996 Burton Benjamin Memorial Award Honoree ARTHUR OCHS SULZBERGER Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The New York Times Company Twenty-five years ago Arthur Ochs Sulzberger made a decision that profoundly strengthened the free American press. He decided that The New York Times should…