Rebels kidnap two journalists, release one
Bogotá, November 16, 2000 — National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla fighters released Colombian television journalist Carlos Armando Uribe on November 9, a week after kidnapping him in central Tolima province. The guerrillas continue to hold his colleague, TV producer Jorge Otalora.
Kashmir blast kills photographer
Dear Mr. Salahuddin: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns yesterday’s bomb attack in Srinagar, which killed one journalist and seriously injured at least six others. Pradeep Bhatia, a photographer for the Indian newspaper The Hindustan Times, was one of twelve people killed in the attack, police told reporters today.
Six weeks after disappearance, ORT cameraman still missing
Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in BELARUS New York, August 11, 2000 –The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is greatly alarmed that Belarusian authorities have not yet determined the whereabouts of Dmitry Zavadsky, a cameraman for Russian Public Television (ORT) who disappeared in Minsk on July 7.
Peril in the Territories CPJ Documents Over Two Dozen Cases of Journalists Injured or Subjected to Harassment
Click here to view the CASES Click here to read the special report on Palestinian journalists, “Bloodied and Beleaguered.” New York, November 9, 2000 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has documented more than two dozen cases of journalists injured or harassed while covering political violence in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip…
Government to Silence Independent Papers “Once and for All”
Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in ZIMBABWE New York, November 2, 2000 — Zimbabwe’s minister of information and publicity has threatened to charge two independent Harare newspapers, the Daily News and the weekly Standard, and their senior staff with criminal defamation. The minister also warned that the government would soon amend…
Bangladesh: Journalists threatened with violence for reporting misuse of flood-relief funds
Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is greatly alarmed that a minister in your government has threatened journalists reporting in the flood-ravaged district of Satkhira, where two journalists were attacked recently for their coverage of the misuse of disaster relief funds.
Three journalists given suspended sentences
Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in ANGOLA New York, October 30, 2000 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today condemned the decision by the Supreme Court of Angola to impose harsh sentences on three journalists prosecuted for defaming government officials, including President José Eduardo Dos Santos.
Laos: Government issues strict new Internet regulations
Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply disturbed by your government’s efforts to restrict the exchange of news and information over the Internet. A notice published in the October 26 edition of the Vientiane Times, a government newspaper, warned people “not to use the Internet in the wrong way” and included a number of rules governing online content. The guidelines had been circulated a few days earlier by the Khao Sane Pathet Lao (KPL) news agency, which stated that those who disregard the rules “will be warned, educated, fined, expelled, or prosecuted according to the law,” as reported by The Associated Press.