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Ugandan radio station ordered closed after show on helicopter crash

New York, August 11, 2005—Ugandan authorities shut a prominent independent radio station today after it aired a talk show about the July helicopter crash that killed southern Sudanese leader John Garang, according to local sources. The suspension came a day after President Yoweri Museveni threatened to shut down any news outlet that “plays around with…

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U.S. photographer released after two weeks in custody

New York, May 11, 2005—A U.S. photographer was released from custody yesterday after being detained by Sudanese authorities in Darfur two weeks ago, the U.S. daily The Hartford Courant reported today. Sudanese security forces detained Brad Clift on April 26 while he was taking photographs at an internally displaced persons camp outside Nyala, capital of…

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Attacks on the Press 2004: Table of Contents

PREFACE By Tom Brokaw  INTRODUCTION By Ann Cooper  AFRICA ANALYSIS By Julia Crawford  AMERICAS ANALYSIS By Carlos Lauría ASIA ANALYSIS By Abi Wright EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA ANALYSIS By Alex Lupis  MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ANALYSIS By Joel Campagna AFRICA  Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Democratic Republic of Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Liberia  | Mozambique | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Togo | Zimbabwe  AMERICAS  Argentina | Brazil | Chile…

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2004 prison census: 122 journalists jailed

Around the world, 122 journalists were in prison at the end of 2004 for practicing their profession, 16 fewer than the year before. International advocacy campaigns, including those waged by the Committee to Protect Journalists, helped win the early release of a number of imprisoned journalists, notably six independent writers and reporters in Cuba.

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Journalists in prison, 2004

Around the world, 122 journalists were in prison at the end of 2004 for practicing their profession, 16 fewer than the year before. International advocacy campaigns, including those waged by the Committee to Protect Journalists, helped win the early release of a number of imprisoned journalists, notably six independent writers and reporters in Cuba.

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The Press and the War on Terrorism: New Dangers and New Restrictions

Edited transcript of remarks, 5/5/04 Carnegie Council Conversation (Merrill House, New York City).

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Attacks on the Press 2003: Table of Contents

PREFACE By Ted Koppel INTRODUCTION  by Ann Cooper REGIONAL ANALYSES Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe and Central Asia | Middle East and North Africa AFRICA Africa Analysis | Angola | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Democratic Republic of Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | The Gambia | Ivory Coast |…

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Attacks on the Press 2003: Lebanon

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.

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Journalist remains in detention

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…

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Newspaper’s license suspended

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…

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