Committee to Protect Journalists - Australia tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2012-02-13T23:18:12Z Movable Type 4.34-en Australian journalist, translator detained in Egypt tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18468 2012-02-13T16:47:31Z 2012-02-13T23:18:12Z New York, February 13, 2012--Egyptian authorities should immediately release detained Australian journalist Austin Mackell, his translator, and an American student traveling with them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists Ludovici, Alwi, and Mackell have been detained on suspicion of bribing Egyptians to stage protests. (AFP)

New York, February 13, 2012--Egyptian authorities should immediately release detained Australian journalist Austin Mackell, his translator, and an American student traveling with them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> CPJ mourns death of Australian journalists tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17743 2011-08-19T16:06:21Z 2011-08-19T20:01:27Z Committee to Protect Journalists helicopter crash on Thursday while filming in southern Australia.]]> Australian editor released on bail, faces trial in Burma tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17022 2011-03-29T16:31:53Z 2011-03-29T16:33:50Z New York, March 29, 2011--Ross Dunkley, founder and editor of the Myanmar Times weekly newspaper, was released on bail from a Burmese prison today, according to international news reports. Dunkley, an Australian citizen arrested February 10 amid tense negotiations over the future of the weekly, had been denied several earlier... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, March 29, 2011--Ross Dunkley, founder and editor of the Myanmar Times weekly newspaper, was released on bail from a Burmese prison today, according to international news reports. Dunkley, an Australian citizen arrested February 10 amid tense negotiations over the future of the weekly, had been denied several earlier requests for release on bail. 

]]> Australian publisher detained in Burma tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16800 2011-02-14T17:55:32Z 2011-02-14T18:11:01Z Committee to Protect Journalists In this June 2007 photo, Ross Dunkley poses with narcotics to be destroyed in Burma. Dunkley is currently being held on immigration charges. (AP/Khin Maung Win)

Bangkok, February 14, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned that authorities have detained Ross Dunkley, editor-in-chief and chief executive officer of the Myanmar Times newspaper, on immigration-related charges in Burma.  

]]> Israeli forces detain journalists aboard humanitarian flotilla tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14744 2010-06-01T21:55:16Z 2010-10-17T09:38:30Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 1, 2010--Israel should immediately release the journalists it detained along with hundreds of peace activists on Monday after Israeli forces stormed a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. According to international news reports and CPJ interviews, Israeli forces arrested at least 20 journalists aboard the humanitarian flotilla; three have since been released.

]]> Kidnapped journalists in Somalia reportedly ill tag:cpj.org,2009://1.11289 2009-05-26T21:17:10Z 2009-05-26T21:03:59Z New York, May 26, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists is very concerned about the well-being of two captive journalists, a Canadian and an Australian, who urged their respective governments to work harder for their release in a phone call with a reporter on Sunday. Both journalists said they were sick... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 26, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists is very concerned about the well-being of two captive journalists, a Canadian and an Australian, who urged their respective governments to work harder for their release in a phone call with a reporter on Sunday. Both journalists said they were sick and being held in harsh conditions.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Asia Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6734 2008-02-05T16:55:30Z 2009-04-07T17:26:50Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & developments throughout the region]]> Step forward in 1975 East Timor murders tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.6044 2007-11-19T05:00:00Z 2007-11-19T05:00:00Z New York, November 19, 2007-- The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes an Australian coroner's Friday ruling that five journalists were deliberately killed in 1975 by Indonesian armed forces seeking to prevent them from reporting on Indonesia's invasion of East Timor. The killings may qualify as war crimes under the Geneva... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, November 19, 2007-- The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes an Australian coroner's Friday ruling that five journalists were deliberately killed in 1975 by Indonesian armed forces seeking to prevent them from reporting on Indonesia's invasion of East Timor.

The killings may qualify as war crimes under the Geneva Conventions and Australian law, according to the report by Dorelle Pinch, the deputy coroner for the state of New South Wales. Pinch referred the case to the Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock.  

]]> New legislation a potential threat to press freedom tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.6043 2007-10-10T16:00:00Z 2007-10-10T16:00:00Z New York, October 10, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the press freedom implications of proposed Australian legislation that would give the federal police commissioner powers to unilaterally block Internet content that he or she “has reason to believe … is crime or terrorist related.” The Communications Legislation... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, October 10, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the press freedom implications of proposed Australian legislation that would give the federal police commissioner powers to unilaterally block Internet content that he or she “has reason to believe … is crime or terrorist related.”

The Communications Legislation Amendment (Crime or Terrorism Related Internet Content) was introduced before the Senate by Communications Minister and Sen. Helen Coonan on September 13 and is now in its second reading. It seeks to expand the list of censored sites in Australia, according to news reports. That list currently focuses on pornographic content, those reports said.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2005: Asia Snapshots tag:216.139.245.96,2006://1.6875 2006-02-16T16:45:58Z 2009-04-07T20:21:54Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks and developments throughout the region

 

]]> CPJ alarmed by contempt charges against two journalists tag:216.139.245.96,2005://1.4058 2005-10-13T16:00:00Z 2005-10-13T16:00:00Z New York, October 13, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by contempt of court charges filed against two reporters for the Melbourne-based Herald Sun who refused to divulge the source for a report on government plans to cut war veteran benefits. Gerard McManus and Michael... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, October 13, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by contempt of court charges filed against two reporters for the Melbourne-based Herald Sun who refused to divulge the source for a report on government plans to cut war veteran benefits.

Gerard McManus and Michael Harvey could face jail if convicted. The chief judge of the County Court in the state of Victoria ordered them to appear before him next month, according to news reports on Thursday.
]]> Attacks on the Press 2002: United States tag:216.139.245.96,2003://1.7138 2003-03-31T17:00:40Z 2009-04-20T20:46:40Z The U.S. government took aggressive measures in 2002 to shield some of its activities from press scrutiny. These steps not only reduced access for U.S. reporters but had a global ripple effect, with autocratic leaders citing U.S. government actions to justify repressive policies.... Committee to Protect Journalists The U.S. government took aggressive measures in 2002 to shield some of its activities from press scrutiny. These steps not only reduced access for U.S. reporters but had a global ripple effect, with autocratic leaders citing U.S. government actions to justify repressive policies.]]> Investigative reporter attacked tag:216.139.245.96,2002://1.2862 2002-10-25T16:00:00Z 2002-10-25T16:00:00Z New York, October 25, 2002—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns the recent attack on journalist Hedley Thomas and his family at their home in Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. Thomas is a reporter with the Courier-Mail, a national daily. At about 10:30 p.m. on October 23, an... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, October 25, 2002—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns the recent attack on journalist Hedley Thomas and his family at their home in Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. Thomas is a reporter with the Courier-Mail, a national daily.

At about 10:30 p.m. on October 23, an unidentified gunman fired four shots at Thomas' home, according to Australian media reports. No one was injured, although one bullet missed Thomas' wife, Ruth Mathewson, by only inches. The couple's two children, aged 18 months and 3 years, were sleeping at the time of the attack.
]]> Attacks on the Press 1999: 1999 Death Toll: Listed by Country tag:216.139.245.96,2000://1.7679 2000-03-22T17:10:15Z 2009-04-07T15:20:09Z [Click here for full list of documented cases] At its most fundamental level, the job of a journalist is to bear witness. In 1999, journalists in Sierra Leone witnessed rebels' atrocities against civilians in the streets of Freetown. In the Balkans, journalists watched ethnic Albanians fleeing the deadly menace of... Committee to Protect Journalists [Click here for full list of documented cases]


At its most fundamental level, the job of a journalist is to bear witness. In 1999, journalists in Sierra Leone witnessed rebels' atrocities against civilians in the streets of Freetown. In the Balkans, journalists watched ethnic Albanians fleeing the deadly menace of Serbian police and paramilitaries. In Indonesia, they recorded the violence of Indonesian-backed militias against supporters of political independence. Some who wrote about what they witnessed ended up dying because of the stories they told.

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