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| BELARUS:
Journalist feared dead Posted December 26, 2000 
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| AFGHANISTAN:
BBC translator detained
in Kabul Posted December 18, 2000
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| UKRAINE:
CPJ calls for prompt independent investigation
of Gongadze disappearance Posted December 15, 2000 
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| COLOMBIA:
Two journalists murdered [versión español] Posted December 14, 2000
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| INDONESIA:
Swiss journalist released in Irian
Jaya Posted December 14, 2000
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| ANGOLA:
Rafael Marques forbidden to travel Posted December 12, 2000
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| MOROCCO:
Three newspapers banned
for alleging prime minister's involvement in 1972 coup attempt Posted December 8, 2000
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| YUGOSLAVIA:
CPJ concerned about
continued harassment of independent media Posted December 07, 2000
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| INDONESIA:
Swiss journalist detained in Irian
Jaya Posted December 6, 2000
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| BANGLADESH:
Government attacks
newspaper for publishing national anthem parody Posted November 30, 2000
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| PHILIPPINES:
Radio broadcaster
murdered in Zamboanga del Sur Posted November 29, 2000
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| MOZAMBIQUE :
Veteran Journalist Murdered Posted November 27, 2000
Read the related story Lonely Warrior in Dangerous Assignments. |
| UZBEKISTAN:
Jailed reporter's
health deteriorates Posted November 20, 2000
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| COLOMBIA :
Paramilitaries suspected in two Colombia
press murders Posted November 17, 2000
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| COLOMBIA :
Rebels kidnap two journalists, release
one Posted November 16, 2000
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| PAKISTAN:
Newspaper office bombed
in Karachi Posted November 6, 2000
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| INDONESIA:
Swiss journalist released in Irian
Jaya Posted December 14, 2000
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| ANGOLA:
Rafael Marques forbidden to travel Posted December 12, 2000
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| MOROCCO:
Three newspapers banned
for alleging prime minister's involvement in 1972 coup attempt Posted December 8, 2000
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| YUGOSLAVIA:
CPJ concerned about
continued harassment of independent media Posted December 07, 2000
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| INDONESIA:
Swiss journalist detained in Irian
Jaya Posted December 6, 2000
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| BANGLADESH:
Government attacks
newspaper for publishing national anthem parody Posted November 30, 2000
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| PHILIPPINES:
Radio broadcaster
murdered in Zamboanga del Sur Posted November 29, 2000
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| FOUR
COURAGEOUS JOURNALISTS WIN CPJ PRESS FREEDOM AWARDS Posted November 22, 2000 |
| UZBEKISTAN:
Jailed reporter's
health deteriorates Posted November 20, 2000
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| COLOMBIA :
Rebels kidnap two journalists, release
one Posted November 16, 2000
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| ISRAEL:
Peril in the territories Posted November 9, 2000
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| PAKISTAN:
Newspaper office bombed
in Karachi Posted November 6, 2000
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| ZIMBABWE:
Government to silence independent
papers "once and for all" Posted November 2, 2000
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| ISRAEL:
CNN Correspondent Wounded in Gaza Posted October 31, 2000
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| ANGOLA:
Three journalists given suspended sentences Posted October 30, 2000
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| BANGLADESH:
Journalists threatened
with violence for reporting misuse of flood-relief funds Posted October 30, 2000
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| LAOS:
Government issues strict new Internet regulations Posted October 27, 2000 |
| NIGER:
Three journalists jailed without charges
over border dispute article Posted October 27, 2000
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| AMERICAS:
OAS Human Rights Commission issues
press freedom declaration Posted October 26, 2000
[Versión en español] |
| PERU:
Government bans aerial coverage of opposition protests in Lima Posted October 25, 2000
[versión en español] |
| FIJI:
Radio journalists harassed for reporting on military Posted October 25, 2000 |
| IRAN:
Judiciary bans three more reformist papers Posted October 24, 2000
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| GEORGIA:
ITALIAN RADIO REPORTER
FOUND DEAD NEAR TBILISI Posted October 24, 2000 |
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COURAGEOUS JOURNALISTS WILL CPJ INTERNATIONAL PRESS FREEDOM AWARDS Posted October 23, 2000 |
| SRI LANKA:
JOURNALIST ASSASSINATED
IN HIS HOME Posted October 20, 2000 |
| ZIMBABWE:
Soldiers assault four international
journalists during riots Posted October 19, 2000
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| ISRAEL:
CPJ protests military
attack on Palestinian radio facilities Posted October 18, 2000 |
| GHANA:
CPJ condemns excrement attack on independent press office Posted October 12, 2000 |
| COLOMBIA:
Kidnapped journalists released Posted October 11, 2000
[Versión en español] |
| YUGOSLAVIA:
Journalist Miroslav Filipovic released
from military prison Posted October 10, 2000
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| MEXICO:
Former police chief drops criminal-defamation
suit against Ciudad Juárez journalists [Versión en español] Posted October 6, 2000
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| RUSSIA:
Babitsky convicted and immediately
amnestied Posted October 6, 2000
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| ZIMBABWE:
Police defied Supreme Court in raid
on radio station Posted October 6, 2000
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| ISRAEL:
At least five journalist injured in
Israeli-Palestinian clashes Posted October 6, 2000
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| AZERBAIJAN:
Newspaper Editor Freed Pending
Trial Posted October 5, 2000
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| RUSSIA:
Verdict in Babitsky Case Expected Tomorrow Posted October 5, 2000
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| ANGOLA:
CPJ delegation criticizes government
on press freedom Posted October 4, 2000
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| CHINA:
Latest effort to control Internet encourages self-censorship Posted October 3, 2000
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| YUGOSLAVIA:
Growing unrest in
state media: A CPJ Briefing Posted October 3, 2000 |
| ZAMBIA:
ANGOLAN JOURNALIST FOUND DEAD IN ZAMBEZI
RIVER Posted October 3, 2000
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| MEXICO:
Ciudad Juárez journalists prosecuted
for defaming former police chief [Versión
en español] Posted October 2, 2000
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| ZIMBABWE:
Government drags heels
on private broadcast license Posted Ocober 2, 2000
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| TURKEY:
Journalist Nadire Mater acquitted
on charges of "insulting" the military Posted September 29, 2000
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| RUSSIA:
Babitsky trial begins Posted September 29, 2000
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| PAKISTAN:
Army inspection team
threatens Dawn Group Posted September 28, 2000 |
| TURKEY:
Verdict expected tomorrow in Nadire
Mater case Posted September 28, 2000
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| UKRAINE:
Internet journalist
disappears; colleages suspect foul play Posted September 25, 2000 |
| BELARUS:
Authorities harass
newspaper for advocating poll boycott Posted September 25, 2000 |
| RUSSIA:
New threats to press freedom
in Russia Posted September 22, 2000
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| RUSSIA:
Journalist murdered in Moscow Posted September 22, 2000
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| AZERBAIJAN:
New charges against jailed opposition
editor Posted September 21, 2000
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| DRC:
Editors facing death sentence get two years Posted September 21, 2000
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| RUSSIA:
Babitsky trial date set Posted September 20, 2000
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| CUBA:
Journalists held for three days on charges of immigrant smuggling
[Versión en español] Posted September 20, 2000
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| PHILIPPINES:
French journalists escape from
rebel captivity Posted September 20, 2000
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| PHILIPPINES:
Kidnapped journalists vulnerable
as military launches assault against Jolo rebels Posted September 18, 2000
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| EAST TIMOR:
CPJ Welcomes UN Investigation into
1975 Murders of Five Journalists in East Timor Posted September 15, 2000
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| BURMA:
Lawyer jailed for distributing foreign news Posted September 14, 2000
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| CANADA:
Crime reporter attacked
in Montreal Posted September 14, 2000 |
| COLOMBIA:
No progress in Bedoya
investigation [versión
en español] Posted September 14, 2000 |
| KOSOVO:
Albanian journalist murdered Posted September 14, 2000
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| ANGOLA:
New bill threatens press freedom Posted September 13, 2000 |
| CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
Reporters' union calls for boycott of
government after soldiers beat journalist Posted Sept. 13, 2000
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| PHILIPPINES:
Release of kidnapped French journalists
delayed amid factional fighting Posted Sept. 11, 2000 |
| CHECHNYA:
Associated Press reporter detained
and abused by Russian troops Posted Sept. 11, 2000 |
| PHILIPPINES:
Release of kidnapped French
journalists delayed amid factional fighting Posted Sept. 11, 2000 |
| SRI LANKA:
CPJ welcomes partial
lifting of censorship Posted Sept. 8, 2000 
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| MAURITIUS:
Newspaper offices besieged by angry
supporters of prime minister Posted Sept. 7, 2000 |
| MALAYSIA:
Two independent magazines
suspended CPJ protest letter. Posted Sept. 7, 2000
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| JORDAN:
Press association expels secretary
general Posted Sept. 6, 2000 |
| KENYA:
President moves to ban vernacular broadcasts Posted Sept. 6, 2000
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| AZERBAIJAN:
Another editor interrogated in
connection with hijacking Posted Sept. 5, 2000
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| AZERBAIJAN:
Newspaper editor charged in hijacking Posted Sept. 1, 2000
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MALI: National Assembly member assaults journalist Posted Sept. 1, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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SRI LANKA: Five newspapers warned by censorship
authorities Posted Sept. 1, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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CUBA: Expulsion of Swedish journalists highlights
dire press freedom conditions Posted August 31, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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DRC: Two editors face death penalty for criticizing
Kabila Posted August 30, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: CPJ co-founds international committee
to support jailed Serb journalist Miroslav Filipovic Posted August 29, 2000 [more] |
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INDIA: Militants bomb two publications in Manipur
Posted August 28, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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PHILIPPINES: Rebels free one French journalist;
two still held Posted August 28, 2000 [more] |
| THAILAND:
Bomb explodes in front of editor's house Posted August 28, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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African leaders join outcry against Liberia:
A CPJ Briefing by Yves Sorokobi Posted August 25, 2000 [Go to Briefing] |
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LIBERIA: Channel Four journalists freed Posted August 25, 2000 [more] |
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PARAGUAY: Media targeted since vice-presidential
election Posted August 25, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] [versión en español] |
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AZERBAIJAN: Press on strike to protest government
crackdown Posted August 25, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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TURKEY: Nadire Mater appears in court Posted August 24, 2000 [more] |
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BOSNIA: Serb, Muslim, and Croat journalists find
common ground Posted August 23, 2000 [Go to Briefing] |
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KYRGYZSTAN: Journalist hospitalized after police
interrogation Posted August 23, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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LIBERIA: Judge denies bail to jailed Channel
Four team Posted August 23, 2000 [More] |
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LIBERIA: Liberia charges Channel Four team with
espionage Posted August 22, 2000 [More] |
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LIBERIA: CPJ urges Liberia to release British
news team Posted August 21, 2000 [More] |
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INDIA: Editor murdered in Manipur Posted August 21, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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UKRAINE: Reporter assaulted after investigating
police corruption Posted August 21, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: Another Serb journalist jailed for
"spreading false news" Posted August 18, 2000 [more] |
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PHILIPPINES: As hostage crisis drags on, release
of three French journalists is delayed Posted August 17, 2000 [More] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: Filipovic hospitalized again with
heart condition Posted August 17, 2000 [More] |
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PHILIPPINES: French journalists may be released
tomorrow Posted August 16, 2000 [more] |
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THE GAMBIA: CPJ outraged by arson attack against
independent radio station Posted August 15, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Thin-skinned officials
target press Posted August 15, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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IRAN: Two more journalists detained as press
crackdown continues Posted August 14, 2000 [More] |
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VENEZUELA: House arrest for editor named in defamation suit Posted August 14, 2000 [More] [versión en español] |
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IRAN'S UNCIVIL WARS: A CPJ Briefing Posted August 14, 2000 [Go to Briefing] |
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BELARUS: Six weeks after disappearance, ORT cameraman
still missing Posted August 11, 2000 [more] |
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CHINA: Government bans dissident website Posted August 10, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: CPJ joins petition drive for Miroslav
Filipovic Posted August 10, 2000 [more] |
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GUINEA: Three foreign correspondents lose press
accreditation on eve of politically sensitive trial Posted August 10, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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KAZAKHSTAN: Two local newspapers harassed for
reprinting Western media coverage of government corruption Posted August 9, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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IRAN: CPJ outraged over closing of another reformist
paper Posted August 8, 2000 [more] |
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PANAMA: Police surround homes of three journalists
charged with criminal defamation of attorney general Posted August 8, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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GEORGIA: Local police assault journalist for
covering police corruption Posted August 8, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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IRAN: Khamenei quashes press reform bill Posted August 7, 2000 [more] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: International PEN president declines
Yugoslav literary award Posted August 7, 2000 [more] |
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ARGENTINA: Regional media threatened after criticizing
local officials Posted August 4, 2000 [more] [versión en español] |
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IRAN: New parliament to debate press-code reform
Posted August 4, 2000 [more] |
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CHINA: Reporter jailed since 1998 for exposing
corruption Posted August 4, 2000 [more] [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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PANAMA: Another jail sentence for Singares
Posted August 3, 2000 [more] [versión en español] |
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PANAMA: New law restricts access to information
Posted August 3, 2000 [more] [versión en español] |
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Independent Press Threatened
in Many Southern African Countries; Citing "Grave Concerns," CPJ Calls on
SADC To Consider Press Freedom Records Of Member States Posted August 3, 2000 [more] |
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KENYA: Proposed licensing laws threaten independent
media Posted August 2, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
| RUSSIA:
Vladivostok editor jailed for reporting allegations of corruption in local
government Posted August 1, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
| AZERBAIJAN:
Government blocks broadcast of interview with rebel Chechen leader Posted August 1, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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PHILIPPINES: Journalists leave Jolo as hostage
crisis continues Posted July 31, 2000 [more] |
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PERU: Government blocks air coverage of anti-Fujimori
protests Posted July 28, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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PHILIPPINES: Rebel group frees German reporter;
five other journalists still held hostage Posted July 27, 2000 [more] |
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RUSSIA: Radio station owner murdered Posted July 26, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: Filipovic sentenced to seven years
for espionage Posted July 26, 2000 [more] |
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IRAN: Judiciary suspends weekly newspaper; 21st
pro-reform publication banned this year Posted July 26, 2000 [more] |
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PANAMA: Journalist faces jail for reporting sexual
allegations against attorney general Posted July 26, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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CAMEROON: Three journalists convicted of criminal
libel for reporting on corruption at local trade union Posted July 26, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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CUBA: Jailed journalists held in deplorable conditions Posted July 25, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] [versión en español] |
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PHILIPPINES: Muslim militants abduct two Filipino
journalists; four kidnapped foreign journalists still in captivity Posted July 24, 2000 [more] |
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RUSSIA: CPJ urges thorough investigation of Domnikov
killing Posted July 24, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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PANAMA: Jail for journalists as government drags
heels on gag-law reform Posted July 21, 2000 [more] [Read CPJ's protest letter] [versión en español] |
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FIJI: Spate of attacks on journalists follow recent
coup Posted July 20, 2000 [more] |
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LEBANON: Journalist's passport officially restored Posted July 19, 2000 [more] |
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CAMBODIA: Newspaper suspended again Posted July 18, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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NIGERIA: Journalists face increasing violence
and official hostility Posted July 18, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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MOLDOVA: Independent journalist gets anonymous
death threats Posted July 18, 2000 [more] |
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FREEDOM AND CAPITIVITY: Terry Anderson interviews
Andrei Babitsky Posted July 17, 2000 [A CPJ Briefing] |
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IRAN: Journalist sentenced Posted July 17, 2000 [more] |
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VENEZUELA: Weekly that criticized government contracts
is charged with criminal defamation Posted July 17, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] [versión en español] |
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BANGLADESH: Gunmen kill journalist in his office Posted July 17, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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RUSSIA PRESS FREEDOM SUPPORT GROUP ISSUES STATEMENT IN MOSCOW Posted July 13, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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"Like a Walk in a Minefield": Results of Zimbabwe's
parliamentary elections signal new dangers for the independent press. By
Ray Choto. Posted July 13, 2000 [Read it in "Dangerous Assignments"] |
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SYRIA: New president urged to free imprisoned
journalists, unshackle press Posted July 13, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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SWAZILAND: PRESS FREEDOM ORGANIZATIONS ISSUE JOINT
LETTER OF PROTEST Posted July 12, 2000 [more] |
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BELARUS: Russian public television cameraman disappears;
CPJ calls for immediate search Posted July 12, 2000 [more] |
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CHINA: Government punishes Internet journalists Posted July 12, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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COLOMBIA: Rebels burn copies of newspaper Posted July 11, 2000 [more] [versión en español] |
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THE GAMBIA: CPJ condemns press freedom violations Posted July 10, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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PHILIPPINES: More journalists kidnapped Posted July 10, 2000 [more] |
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COLOMBIA: Journalist assassinated Posted July 7, 2000 [Read CPJ's letter] [versión en español] |
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CÔTE D'IVOIRE: Junta cracks down on press
after "failed coup" Posted July 7, 2000 [more] |
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LEBANON: Respected journalist's passport revoked Posted July 7, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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SRI LANKA: Censorship clamped back in place Posted July 6, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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PANAMA: Journalist faces arrest for offending
Attorney General Posted July 6, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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PHILIPPINES: German journalist kidnapped by rebel
faction Posted July 5, 2000 [more] [Read CPJ's letter] |
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MEXICO: CPJ notes various press-freedom abuses
during election campaign Posted June 29, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] [Versión en español] |
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PERU: Polish police detain former TV station owner
Baruch Ichver at Peru's request Posted June 29, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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STARTING THE PRESSES IN CAMBODIA: Twenty years
after the killing fields, journalism is showing signs of life.
A CPJ Briefing by A. Lin Neumann Posted June 29, 2000 |
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VIETNAM: Dissident writer under house arrest for
backing democracy Posted June 29, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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IRAN: Clerical court bans another reformist newspaper Posted June 28, 2000 [more] |
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CÔTE D'IVOIRE: Government announces plan
to muzzle the press Posted June 28, 2000 [more] |
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Sarajevo media victimized
by ruling party Posted June 27, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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DRC: Two BBC journalists arrested near Kinshasa Posted June 26, 2000 [more] |
| DRC: Journalist
convicted of "insulting the army" Posted June 26, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
| ANGOLA: Armed
men threaten VOA office in Luanda Posted June 23, 2000 [more] |
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SRI LANKA: CPJ welcomes court decision to strike
down censorship Posted June 23, 2000 [more] |
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MEXICO: News anchor attacked by gunmen in Mexico
City Posted June 23, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: Journalist shot in Kosovo Posted June 22, 2000 [more] |
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KYRGYZSTAN: Reporter jailed for "insulting" judge
Posted June 22, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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ZIMBABWE: CPJ protests intimidation of journalists
covering election Posted June 21, 2000 [more] [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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ZIMBABWE: Three journalists fined in criminal
defamation case Posted June 20, 2000 [more] |
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ISRAEL: Killing of BBC driver in south Lebanon
either deliberate or reckless, CPJ finds Posted June 19, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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ARMENIA: Independent journalist interrogated and
beaten Posted June 19, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
| DARKNESS
FALLS:
Why Colombia's top investigative journalist fled his country. By Frank Smyth. [Read it in "Dangerous Assignments"] |
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ANGOLA: Journalist threatened with eviction Posted June 16, 2000 [more] |
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SRI LANKA: OFFICIALS PLEDGE TO LIFT CENSORSHIP CPJ is told restrictions are "counterproductive" Posted June 15, 2000 [more] |
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JOURNALISTS, LAWYERS IN THE AMERICAS CALL FOR
END TO CRIMINAL DEFAMATION Posted June 15, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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USA: CPJ concerned about second incident of police
posing as journalists in hostage crisis Posted June 15, 2000 [more] |
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RUSSIA: Gusinsky arrest politically motivated,
say Russian politicians and journalists Posted June 14, 2000 [more] |
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KENYA: Two journalists grilled over coverage of
alleged police rape attempt Posted June 14, 2000 [more] |
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PALESTINE: Police detain journalist Posted June 14, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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KENYA: Student mob storms Nairobi newspaper office
Posted June 13, 2000 [more] |
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ZAMBIA: Government pursues espionage case against
Post journalists Posted June 13, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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LUXEMBOURG: Gun-in-camera trick endangers journalists
Posted June 12, 2000 [more] |
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RUSSIA: RUSSIAN SPECIAL FORCES FREE FLEUTIAUX
FROM CHECHEN CAPTIVITY Posted June 12, 2000 [more] |
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KAZAKHSTAN: Independent weekly faces legal harassment
after exposing state corruption Posted June 7, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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SRI LANKA: Government lifts prior censorship of
foreign media; local press still shackled Posted June 5, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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ZIMBABWE: SUPREME COURT DISMISSES CHARGES AGAINST
TWO TORTURED JOURNALISTS Posted June 5, 2000 [more] |
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MOROCCO: King amnesties convicted journalists Posted June 2, 2000 [more] |
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PALESTINE: Open season on broadcast media Posted June 2, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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AZERBAIJAN: Police brutalize local reporters Posted June 2, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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PERU: Radio host escapes assassination attempt;
government role suspected Posted May 31, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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TUNISIA: London-based journalist on hunger strike
to protest government travel ban against his family Posted May 31, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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COLOMBIA: Reporter kidnapped, tortured after
covering prison massacre Posted May 31, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] [versión en español] |
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PULLING THE PLUGS IN LIBERIA: Charles Taylor,
the former warlord who rules Liberia, has little tolerance for the "anti-patriotic"
independent media. A CPJ Briefing by Yves Sorokobi Posted May 26, 2000 [more] |
| PERU: Journalist
kidnapped, beaten, and tortured Posted May 26, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: Government pressure on independent
media is relentless Posted May 26, 2000 [more] |
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TUNISIA: Journalist wounded in drive-by shooting
Posted May 26, 2000 [more] |
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ROMANIA: Four policemen assault journalist Posted May 26, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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SIERRA LEONE: Two journalists killed by gunfire;
two others wounded Posted May 25, 2000 [more] |
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SIERRA LEONE: 15 reporters killed because of their
work since 1997; 13 by RUF rebels Posted May 25, 2000 [more] |
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BELARUS: Independent press systematically intimidated Posted May 25, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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HONDURAS: Journalist wounded; still in danger Posted May 25, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] [Versión en español] |
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MEXICO: Journalist prosecuted for investigating
corruption Posted May 24, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] [Versión en español] |
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LEBANON: Local journalist freed as Israeli forces
withdraw from South Lebanon; BBC driver killed by shellfire Posted May 23, 2000 [more] |
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SRI LANKA: No letup in censorship of war coverage Posted May 22, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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RUSSIA: Journalists face violence, harassment,
for coverage of Chechnya and corruption Posted May 22, 2000 [more] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: Serbian journalist imprisoned again;
charges unclear Posted May 22, 2000 [more] |
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AZERBAIJAN: Government cracks down on independent
media before elections Posted May 22, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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GUATEMALA: Investigation of secret government
agency prompts death threats Posted May 19, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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SIERRA LEONE: In climate of increasing press freedom
violations, editor detained illegally Posted May 18, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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MOROCCO: Censorship, criminal prosecution of journalists
on the rise Posted May 17, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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TUNISIA: Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik ends 43-day
hunger strike Posted May 16, 2000 [more] |
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LESOTHO: Independent radio station harassed over
coverage of anti-government strike Posted May 16, 2000 [more] |
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YEMEN: Editor charged with instigating "sectarian
feuds" Posted May 15, 2000 [more] |
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SRI LANKA: As rebels advance, government tightens
censorship rules Posted May 15, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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YUGOSLAVIA: Serbian journalist freed but may still
face charges Posted May 12, 2000 [more] |
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RUSSIA: In Moscow, outrage over raid on media
company Posted May 12, 2000 [more] |
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RUSSIA: Masked commandos raid Moscow media company Posted May 11, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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INDONESIA: Mob attacks newspaper that criticized
president Posted May 11, 2000 [more] |
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YEMEN: Editor prosecuted for coverage of local
terrorism trial Posted May 11, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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TOGO: CPJ protests government's use of criminal
defamation laws to muzzle press Posted May 10, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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PAKISTAN: JOURNALIST MURDERED BY LOCAL GANGSTER Posted May 10, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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SPAIN: JOURNALIST ASSASSINATED IN BASQUE COUNTRY Posted May 9, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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IRAN: The Press on Trial Iran's reformist newspapers have been fighting to liberalize the country's strict Islamic theocracy. Last week, the theocrats struck back. A CPJ Briefing. Posted May 5, 2000 [more] |
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TUNISIA: Free to travel but still on hunger strike,
journalist arrives in France for medical care Posted May 5, 2000 [more] |
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AZERBAIJAN: 17 journalists beaten at opposition
rally Posted May 5, 2000 [more] |
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ZIMBABWE: AP photographer cleared of all charges,
allowed to leave country Posted May 3, 2000 [more] |
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DRC: Journalist faces fifth month in illegal detention Posted May 3, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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COMMONWEALTH: CPJ protests conditions in Sierra
Leone, Malaysia Posted May 3, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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MEXICO Radio reporter stabbed to death Posted May 1, 2000 [more] [Versión en español] |
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NAGORNO-KARABAKH: Opposition journalist released
with suspended sentence Posted May 1, 2000 [more] |
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GUATEMALA: One journalist killed, two wounded
during protests Posted April 28, 2000 [more] |
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AZERBAIJAN: Regime tightens screws on Monitor
Weekly Posted April 28, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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IRAN: Three more pro-reform papers shut down Posted April 27, 2000 [more] |
| ZIMBABWE: CPJ
condemns harassment campaign against Daily News Posted April 27, 2000 [Read CPJ's protest letter] |
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ZIMBABWE: AP photographer arrested at site of
Daily News bombing Posted April 27, 2000 [more] |
| TUNISIA:
French press delegation assaulted outside home of beleaguered
journalist Posted April 26, 2000 [more] |
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IRAN: JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES BAN 14 NEWSPAPERS,
JAIL TWO JOURNALISTS |
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BOLIVIA: MEDIA THREATENED DURING STATE OF
EMERGENCY |
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TUNISIA: JOURNALIST ENTERS 19TH DAY OF HUNGER
STRIKE |
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IRAN: SUPREME LEADER LASHES OUT AT REFORMIST
MEDIA; PARLIAMENT STIFFENS PRESS LAW |
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YUGOSLAVIA: GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ATTACKS
JOURNALIST |
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KAZAKHSTAN: TV STATION FIRES NEWS DIRECTOR
FOR COVERING ATTACKS ON OPPOSITION LEADERS |
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THAILAND: PUBLISHER SHOT IN CHIANG MAI |
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INDIA: EDITOR, WRITER JAILED FOR "EXCITING
DISAFFECTION" |
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ANGOLA: MUSSAMO TRIAL SET FOR APRIL
26 |
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MOROCCO: STATE CRACKS DOWN ON WESTERN SAHARA
COVERAGE |
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EGYPT: FIVE OPPOSITION JOURNALISTS SENTENCED |
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BURKINA FASO: RADIO STATION BANNED FOR CRITICIZING
GOVERNMENT INACTION IN ZONGO CASE |
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COLOMBIA: SUSPICIOUS BREAK-IN AT MAGAZINE
OFFICES |
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VIETNAM: FRENCH REPORTER EXPELLED |
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MEXICO: REPORTER'S BODY DUMPED OVER TEXAS
BORDER |
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IRAN: LEADING EDITOR JAILED |
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CÔTE D'IVOIRE: SOLDIERS KIDNAP, TORTURE
JOURNALIST |
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NIGERIA: STATE CRACKS DOWN ON INDEPENDENT
PRESS |
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CHINA: OFFICIAL WARNS HONG KONG MEDIA ON
TAIWAN COVERAGE |
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ANGOLA: TWO JOURNALISTS CONVICTED OF DEFAMING
OFFICIAL; TWO OTHERS TO BEGIN TRIAL |
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NAGORNO-KARABAKH: JAILED JOURNALIST CONVICTED
OF DEFAMATION |
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THE GAMBIA: RADIO JOURNALIST KILLED IN STUDENT
DEMONSTRATION |
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UKRAINE: JOURNALIST ASSAULTED BY PUBLIC OFFICIAL |
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SLOVAKIA: JOURNALIST SENTENCED FOR
DEFAMING HIS COUNTRY |
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SRI LANKA: BBC CORRESPONDENT ASSAULTED IN
COLOMBO |
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PERU: TV STATION FINED ON EVE OF PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION |
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NAGORNO-KARABAKH: OPPOSITION JOURNALIST
ARRESTED |
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CAMBODIA: INDEPENDENT WEEKLY SUSPENDED FOR
THIRTY DAYS |
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LAOS: AUSTRALIAN TV CREW CENSORED |
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PHILIPPINES: RADIO HOST SURVIVES ASSASSINATION
ATTEMPT |
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ANGOLA: CPJ
PROTESTS MARQUES TRIAL CONVICTIONS |
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CAMEROON: JOURNALIST SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS
FOR DEFAMATION |
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TUNISIA: CPJ AND HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH PROTEST
ONGOING HARASSMENT OF LOCAL JOURNALIST |
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SRI LANKA: BOMB EXPLODES AT JOURNALIST'S
HOME |
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KYRGYZSTAN: ANOTHER BLOW FOR BANNED NEWSPAPER |
| Haiti:
Prominent radio journalist gunned down (CPJ Protest
Letter) Posted April 3, 2000 |
| Uganda:
Two radio journalists prosecuted for broadcasting erroneous massacre report
(CPJ Protest Letter) Posted April 3, 2000 |
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YEMEN: CPJ URGES CLINTON TO RAISE PRESS FREEDOM
CONCERNS WITH YEMENI LEADER |
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EGYPT: THREE JOURNALISTS SENTENCED TO PRISON
FOR LIBEL |
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MOROCCO: PUBLICATION OF NEW WEEKLY BLOCKED
BECAUSE OF CONTENT |
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ANGOLA: MARQUES GETS SIX MONTHS FOR DEFAMING
PRESIDENT |
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ANGOLA: JOURNALIST MUSSAMO RELEASED ON BAIL
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN ILLEGAL DETENTION |
| Malaysia:
Government bans independent magazine (CPJ Protest
Letter) Posted March 29, 2000 |
| Côte
d'Ivoire: Despite promises to respect press freedom, military
regime cracks down on local media (CPJ Protest Letter) Posted March 28, 2000 |
| United
States: CPJ urges probe of NYC police attack on reporter Errol
Maitland (CPJ Protest Letter) Posted March 28, 2000 |
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UNITED STATES: NYC POLICE ATTACK REPORTER
DURING FUNERAL |
| Belarus:
35 journalists detained during opposition protest Posted March 27, 2000 |
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BELARUS: 35 JOURNALISTS DETAINED DURING
MINSK RALLY |
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SYRIA: JAILED JOURNALIST WINS UNESCO PRESS
FREEDOM AWARD |
| Kyrgyzstan:
Journalist arrested, newspaper subjected to legal harassment
(CPJ Protest Letter) Posted March 23, 2000 |
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CPJ RELEASES ATTACKS ON THE PRESS IN 1999, ANNUAL REPORT ON
STATE OF PRESS FREEDOMS WORLDWIDE: 34 JOURNALISTS
KILLED FOR THEIR WORK; 87 IMPRISONED AT YEAR'S END |
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NEPAL: JOURNALIST RELEASED AFTER SERVING
ONE WEEK FOR CONTEMPT |
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PERU: INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER THREATENED BY
LEGAL ACTION |
| Liberia:
Two private radio stations shut down (CPJ
Protest Letter) Posted March 17, 2000 |
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YUGOSLAVIA: AUTHORITIES REL |