5 November 2011

Alerts - 1997


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31 December 1997

Zambia

Detained journalist served with presidential detention order

31 December 1997

Pakistan

Journalist Qaiser Mahmood Khokhar arrested and assaulted

30 December 1997

South Korea

American journalist Richard Choi arrested

30 December 1997

Zambia

Journalists prevented from covering military graduation ceremony

30 December 1997

South Korea

American journalist Richard Choi arrested

30 December 1997

Nigeria

Editor-in-chief of "The Diet" arrested

30 December 1997

Argentina

Arson attack against "El Oeste" newspaper

29 December 1997

Zambia

Reporter for "The Post" goes into hiding

29 December 1997

Liberia

Four journalists arrested

29 December 1997

Guinea

Ivory Coast journalist Louis Esperant Celestin expelled; two independent newspapers shut down

29 December 1997

Egypt

Authorities seize edition of Arabic-language newspaper "Al-Hayat"

29 December 1997

Democratic Republic of Congo

Offices of newspaper "Elima" ransacked

29 December 1997

Cambodia

Canadian journalist Ed Fitzgerald expelled

24 December 1997

Tanzania

Government threatens to ban newspapers and broadcasters that carry "obscene" cartoons intended to ridicule authorities

24 December 1997

Namibia

Journalist Peterkings Nkoma dies after being run over by police vehicle

24 December 1997

Zambia

Police visit offices of "The Post" looking to question reporter

24 December 1997

Zimbabwe

Broadcaster fired for reporting on public disturbance

24 December 1997

Cameroon

Journalist Pius Njawe arrested; editorial staff of the newspaper "Le Messager" threatened

24 December 1997

Samoa

"Samoa Observer" case goes to Court of Appeal

23 December 1997

Spain

Bomb attack on home of journalist Carmen Gurruchaga

23 December 1997

Nigeria

Fears for safety of detained journalists and writers

23 December 1997

Jordan

Playwright Ali Sneid sentenced to eighteen months in prison

23 December 1997

Mauritania

Arab-language edition of the independent weekly "Le Calame" banned

23 December 1997

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist Pontien Tshisungu arrested

22 December 1997

Yemen

Journalist Nabil al-Amoudi detained without charges

22 December 1997

Brazil

Community radio station ordered to close

22 December 1997

Liberia

Journalists arrested in Liberia

19 December 1997

Croatia

Trial of "Feral Tribune" editor Viktor Ivancic and reporter Marinko Culic to resume on 22 December 1997.

17 December 1997

Turkey / United States

CPJ calls on President Bill Clinton to stress U.S. concerns about lack of press freedom in Turkey

17 December 1997

United Kingdom

Three magazine editors each sentenced to three years in prison

17 December 1997

Democratic Republic of Congo

South African journalist Mossi Mwassi arrested

16 December 1997

Spain

Individuals set fire to offices of newspaper

16 December 1997

Jordan

ARTICLE 19 and Jordanian partner organisations issue resolution on media freedom and censorship

16 December 1997

Botswana

Former editor and reporter appear in court

15 December 1997

Samoa

Hate letters to "Samoa Observer" traced to fax of top government official

15 December 1997

Australia

East Timor activist to be charged for displaying photos of torture

15 December 1997

Belarus

Trial of journalists Pavel Sheremet and Dmitry Zavadsky due to begin

15 December 1997

Cuba

Journalist Odalys Curbelo Sanchez taken in for questioning, threatened

15 December 1997

Guinea

Journalist Foday Fofana detained

12 December 1997

South Africa

Community leader arrested for possession of secret documents

12 December 1997

South Africa

Court effectively bans book about Sol Kerzner

11 December 1997

Spain

Armed individuals force way into office of Madrid daily; employees assaulted

11 December 1997

Turkey

Press freedom still a long way off, says RSF

11 December 1997

Suriname

Photographer Edward Troon abducted

11 December 1997

New Caledonia (France) / France

Anti-independence leader pressures broadcasters

10 December 1997

Cuba

Raul Rivero wins Reporters sans frontieres - Fondation de France Prize

10 December 1997

Brazil

Journalist Mariza Romao receives death threats

9 December 1997

Nigeria

Journalist severely beaten; three others arrested

9 December 1997

Indonesia

Play "Marsinah Menggugat" banned again

9 December 1997

Fiji

Proposed Fiji media laws unlikely to include licensing, says minister

9 December 1997

Canada

Police justify actions to quell demonstrations during APEC forum, admit to suppressing freedom of expression

9 December 1997

Botswana

Former editor and reporter for defunct "Okavango Observer" newspaper summoned to appear before court

8 December 1997

Zambia

Government expels two South African journalists

8 December 1997

Mexico

RSF urges that democratic clause in agreement between European Union and Mexico be respected

8 December 1997

Kenya

Publisher of "Finance" magazine charged with publishing "alarming" article

8 December 1997

Canada

Coroner's jury makes recommendations regarding treatment of mentally ill individuals two years after murder of journalist Brian Smith

8 December 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina

President attacks three magazines, calling them "traitors"

5 December 1997

South Africa

Court rejects media's request for access to in-camera evidence on chemical warfare project

5 December 1997

Kenya

Publisher of "Finance" magazine abducted

5 December 1997

Sri Lanka

Alleged government-sponsored offensive against journalist Iqbal Athas

5 December 1997

South Africa

Hearing on possible ban of book to take place in-camera

5 December 1997

Cuba

Two journalists taken in for questioning by police

5 December 1997

Croatia

Legal proceedings against journalist and newspaper

4 December 1997

Nigeria

Update on journalists arrested and harassed

4 December 1997

Samoa

"Samoa Observer" criminal libel trial delayed, costs grow

3 December 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journalist Milorad Ostojic dies in mysterious circumstances

2 December 1997

Kenya

Writer wa Wamwere is free to run for election

2 December 1997

Sri Lanka

Journalists harassed and threatened

2 December 1997

Rwanda

Foreign journalist denied visa

1 December 1997

Turkey

Waiting for the re-enactment of the murder of Goktepe

1 December 1997

Swaziland

MISA-Swaziland passes resolution government media bill

1 December 1997

Russia

Press conference on case of Alexander Nikitin

28 November 1997

Papua New Guinea

Editors want inquiry into bribery claims

28 November 1997

Argentina

President insults journalist Horacio Verbitsky once again

28 November 1997

Turkey

Two foreign journalists harassed by police in southern Turkey

28 November 1997

Mexico

Journalist J. Jesus Blancornelas shot

27 November 1997

Zambia

At least four journalists fired or suspended following failed coup in October

27 November 1997

Belarus

Court orders closure of newspaper "Svaboda"

27 November 1997

Zambia

Journalist detained over critical articles and alleged role in October coup plot

27 November 1997

Democratic Republic of Congo

Ten journalists assaulted

26 November 1997

Canada / Indonesia

Indonesian government threatens Indonesians against taking part in protests during APEC Summit

26 November 1997

South Africa

Provincial premier serves journalist with defamation claim

26 November 1997

Democratic Republic of Congo

"Le Phare" editor-in-chief released

26 November 1997

Botswana

Continuing concern over proposed media legislation

25 November 1997

Sierra Leone

Two journalists arrested

25 November 1997

Yemen

Two newspapers banned; copies of another confiscated

25 November 1997

South Africa

Newspaper defeats attempt to place prior restraint on it; another newspaper to challenge order preventing it from publishing article

25 November 1997

Nigeria

Journalist detained

(IJC Nigeria/IFEX) - A journalist with the "Post Express" newspaper, Akin
25 November 1997

Belarus

Authorities order closure of newspaper "Svaboda"

25 November 1997

Azerbaijan

Journalist attacked; another verbally assaulted

24 November 1997

Turkey

Two journalists detained and others beaten during demonstration

24 November 1997

Belarus

Newspaper "Svaboda" ordered to close

24 November 1997

Nigeria

European Union to weaken Nigeria position

24 November 1997

Nigeria

Writers endorse action against Nigeria

21 November 1997

Peru

Update on phone tapping against journalists

21 November 1997

Peru

Security agent attacks two reporters from the program "En Persona"; armed individuals take over radio station in Huancayo; journalist sentenced to one year in prison

21 November 1997

Colombia

Journalist Jairo Elias Marquez killed

20 November 1997

United States / China

Human Rights Watch to co-sponsor press conference by Wei Jingsheng

20 November 1997

Nigeria

Several journalists arrested; another wanted by police; Bayo Onanuga still targeted by police

20 November 1997

Kenya

State drops charges against writer Koigi wa Wamwere

20 November 1997

Iran

Government newspaper publishes "confession" by Faraj Sarkoohi allegedly extracted under torture

19 November 1997

Zimbabwe

Two journalists harassed and assaulted

19 November 1997

Sierra Leone

Military junta suspends magazine

19 November 1997

Malawi

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) director demoted and ordered to dissociate himself from media organisations; journalist admonished and put on surveillance by MBC management

19 November 1997

Indonesia

CPJ to present its International Press Freedom Award, won in 1995, to freed Indonesian journalist Ahmad Taufik

19 November 1997

Guatemala

Journalist Luis Ronaldo De Leon Godoy killed

19 November 1997

Greece

Radio technician arrested and charged; radio station's programming seized

18 November 1997

Bulgaria

Court orders arrest of journalist for allegedly libelling police official

18 November 1997

Samoa

Samoan government discusses closing down independent radio station

18 November 1997

Malawi

MISA protests irregularities in the granting of broadcasting licences by the government

18 November 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bomb attack against newspaper editor

17 November 1997

China

Wei Jingsheng released

17 November 1997

China

Wei Jingsheng released

17 November 1997

Nigeria

ARTICLE 19 demands release of all Nigeria's political prisoners after announcement by Abacha

17 November 1997

Mexico / United States

RSF writes to U.S. President Bill Clinton on the press freedom situation in Mexico

17 November 1997

China

Further information on Wei Jingsheng's release; at least 36 other writers remain in prison, says WiPC

14 November 1997

Iran

Journalist reportedly imprisoned for "spying"

14 November 1997

Turkey

Writer Esber Yagmurdereli released on health grounds; poet and publisher Recep Marasli remains in detention

14 November 1997

Paraguay

Death threats against two journalists

14 November 1997

Jordan

Court upholds government decision to suspend newspaper

14 November 1997

Colombia

Journalist Francisco Castro Menco killed

14 November 1997

East Timor / Indonesia

U.S. journalist expelled from East Timor

14 November 1997

Sudan

Edition of the independent newspaper "Al-Rai Al-Akhar" banned

13 November 1997

Rwanda

Journalist Joseph Habyarimana arrested

13 November 1997

Zimbabwe

Bill threatens to limit freedom of expression

13 November 1997

Rwanda

Journalist Joseph Habyarimana arrested

13 November 1997

France

Former member of National Front's security squad details methods used to harass journalists

13 November 1997

Ethiopia

Thirteen journalists arrested during September and October

13 November 1997

International

ARTICLE 19 releases new report, "Deadly Marionettes - State- Sponsored Violence in Africa"

12 November 1997

Algeria

Previously missing "El Watan" journalist reappears

12 November 1997

Mauritania

The weekly "La Tribune" censored

11 November 1997

Nigeria

"PM News" correspondent arrested

10 November 1997

Iran

RSF and LDH protest government newspaper's campaign against detained editor Faraj Sarkoohi;journalist Morteza Firoozi detained since June

10 November 1997

Peru

Journalists who revealed telephone tapping are called before Congressional Commission

10 November 1997

Turkey

At tenth hearing in trial of journalist's murder, presiding judge asks to be taken off the case

10 November 1997

Nigeria

Nigerian journalist arrested

10 November 1997

Spain / International / Portugal

RSF calls for creation of non-governmental commission on press freedom on occasion of summit of Iberian and Latin American leaders

10 November 1997

Cuba

Three journalists held, released; two journalists receive phone threats

7 November 1997

Sierra Leone

Journalist arrested; list of wanted journalists circulated

6 November 1997

The Gambia

Ghanaian journalist expelled

6 November 1997

South Africa

Member of Parliament being investigated for accusations made in Parliament

6 November 1997

South Korea

Writers in Prison Committee responds to Ministry of Justice's claim that there are no prisoners of conscience in South Korea

6 November 1997

Turkey

Leaders justify continued restrictions on the media, WAN delegation to Turkey reports

6 November 1997

Algeria

"El Watan" publisher Omar Belhouchet sentenced to prison, arrested for another alleged offence

5 November 1997

Uruguay

Press freedom organizations seek clarification regarding "disappearance" of journalist Julio Castro twenty years ago

5 November 1997

Turkey

Two radio journalists arrested; cassettes and publications confiscated

5 November 1997

Nigeria

Security forces storm offices of "The News" seeking managing director; "The News" correspondent in hiding

5 November 1997

Turkey

Two radio journalists arrested; cassettes and publications confiscated

5 November 1997

Nigeria

Security forces storm offices of "The News" seeking managing director; "The News" correspondent in hiding

4 November 1997

Nigeria

Journalist Ladi Olorunyomi released

4 November 1997

Vietnam / International

Imprisoned editor Doan VIet Hoat wins WAN's 1998 Golden Pen of Freedom award

4 November 1997

Peru

Theft of computer hard drives that allowed television program to broadcast live via the Internet

4 November 1997

Vietnam / International

Imprisoned editor Doan VIet Hoat wins WAN's 1998 Golden Pen of Freedom award

4 November 1997

Peru

Theft of computer hard drives that allowed television program to broadcast live via the Internet

4 November 1997

Nigeria

Journalist Ladi Olorunyomi released

3 November 1997

Kenya

Court sets aside award to presidential aide in libel suit against newspaper

3 November 1997

Ghana

Member of Parliament sues journalists for libel

3 November 1997

Cuba

Journalist Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso arrested

3 November 1997

Colombia

Dismembered body of journalist found

3 November 1997

Brazil

Journalist Edgard Lopes de Faria murdered

31 October 1997

Zambia

Government reportedly clamping down on perceived opponents, including journalists, following attempted coup

31 October 1997

Samoa

Samoa opposition leader tries to get views on national radio

31 October 1997

Belarus

Upper house of Parliament refuses to confirm controversial draft amendments to press law

30 October 1997

Nigeria

Nineteen journalists victims of repression during October alone, says RSF

30 October 1997

Serbia / Montenegro

"Koha Ditore" journalists harassed by police

29 October 1997

Peru

Investigation into murder of journalist Tito Pilco Mori to continue

29 October 1997

Jordan

Freedoms are sacrificed in advance of Jordan's elections, says Human Rights Watch

29 October 1997

South Africa

Sale and distribution of book about hotel magnate still suspended

29 October 1997

Indonesia

Three journalists assaulted and briefly detained

29 October 1997

Serbia / Montenegro

Serbian journalist threatened with death

28 October 1997

Zambia

Coup plotters temporarily take control of national broadcaster

28 October 1997

Palestine

Journalist arrested over article about torture of Hamas militants

28 October 1997

Kenya

College students attack reporters

28 October 1997

China

RSF writes to U.S. President Bill Clinton regarding imprisonment of twelve journalists

28 October 1997

Belarus

State censorship could return to Belarus, seminar warns

27 October 1997

Uganda

Journalists charged with publishing false information

(NDIMA/IFEX) - Two journalists of the independent Ugandan daily, "The Monitor" appeared in a Kampala court on Friday 24 October 1997, charged with publishing false information. Editor Charles Onyango - Obbo and reporter Andrew Mwenda were jointly charged over an article published in the paper's edition of 21 September headlined: "Kabila paid Uganda in Gold, says report." Onyango-Obbo and Mwenda were granted bail of Ushs 2 million ($2,000) cash each, with their sureties executing a bond of Ushs 5 million cash.
27 October 1997

South Africa

Hotel magnate to ask courts to prevent publication of former journalist's book

27 October 1997

Sierra Leone

Four journalists arrested on various charges

27 October 1997

Nigeria

Security Agents storm "The News" offices searching for reporter Henry Ugbolue

27 October 1997

Nigeria

"African Concord" Editor Soji Omotunde abducted by security agents

27 October 1997

Kenya

Ex-presidential aide Kulei threatens to sue two more newspapers

24 October 1997

South Africa

Government to publish access to information bill

24 October 1997

South Africa

City council reverses decision to ban pro-gay poster following intervention by Human Rights Commission

24 October 1997

Namibia

Resolution compelling individuals to reveal sources of information to be tabled in Parliament; Speaker of National Assembly states that journalists' rights will be protected

24 October 1997

Cuba

Journalist Jorge Luis Arce Cabrera assaulted

24 October 1997

Cameroon

Assault and arrest of journalist during presidential elections; copies of magazine "Mutations" seized

24 October 1997

Brazil

Article of legislation currently being debated in Congress threatens press freedom

23 October 1997

Turkey

Playwright Esber Yagmurdereli imprisoned in order to serve 23- year sentence

23 October 1997

International

Six journalists receive CPJ's International Press Freedom Awards

23 October 1997

Kenya

Copies of magazine bought and rounded up by security officers

23 October 1997

International

ARTICLE 19 delegation to Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting challenges leaders to do more for human rights

23 October 1997

Philippines

Five television journalists dismissed; suspicions of government interference

23 October 1997

India

Newspaper editor target of repeated arrests

22 October 1997

Nigeria

Five journalists arrested while attempting to cover rally; two editors released

22 October 1997

Jordan

ARTICLE 19 gives early warning on Jordan as authorities suspend several weekly newspapers

22 October 1997

Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)

Harassment of independent news network

21 October 1997

Zambia

Corruption body probes director of journalism training institute; opposition MP introduces motion in Parliament calling for privatisation of state-owned media

21 October 1997

Swaziland

Authorities suspend plans to halt re-transmission of South African Broadcasting Corporation signals

21 October 1997

Nigeria

"The NEWS" and "TEMPO" editors arrested

21 October 1997

China

CPJ sends open letter to Chinese President calling for improvements in press freedom in China

21 October 1997

Croatia

Trial of "Feral Tribune" journalists to resume in December

20 October 1997

International

Eight Commonwealth countries infringe press freedom, says RSF

20 October 1997

Peru

"Faceless" courts disbanded

20 October 1997

Sri Lanka

Journalist questioned at gunpoint by Sri Lankan Navy

20 October 1997

Peru

Journalist Eduardo Parado Samaniego killed in a Sendero ambush

20 October 1997

Kenya

Magistrate orders prison authorities to produce jailed journalist in court

17 October 1997

International

NDIMA and World Press Photo Foundation announce World Press Photo Contest

17 October 1997

Peru

Journalists Nicolas Lucar and Alamo Perez Luna cleared of defamation charges; Global Television case could be heard in public court

17 October 1997

Swaziland

Trade unions want government to scrap legislation to regulate media

16 October 1997

Panama

Journalist Gustavo Gorriti granted work visa by Panamanian government

16 October 1997

Southern Africa

MISA honours Namibian editor with 1997 Press Freedom Award

16 October 1997

Ghana

Three journalists and distributor charged with libel

16 October 1997

Argentina

Radio stations resume broadcasting

16 October 1997

Brazil

Bill being debated in House of Representatives poses threat to press freedom

16 October 1997

Nigeria

Three journalists arrested

16 October 1997

Belarus

Parliament to debate proposed amendments to Press Law

16 October 1997

Pakistan

Bomb attacks and threats against newspapers

15 October 1997

Slovakia

Authorities temporarily cut independent radio station off its main frequency

15 October 1997

Sierra Leone

Update on the state of press freedom in Sierra Leone

15 October 1997

Cambodia

Grenade attack against office of newspaper

14 October 1997

Nigeria

Eight staff members of television station beaten

14 October 1997

Kenya

Freelance journalist charged over allegedly defamatory article

14 October 1997

Vietnam

Editor of state-run newspaper arrested on charges of revealing state secrets

14 October 1997

Jordan

Writer arrested over unpublished article criticizing local politician

14 October 1997

Bolivia

Two articles of bill pose threat to press freedom

14 October 1997

Argentina

Journalist assaulted by government minister

14 October 1997

Argentina

Police officers who detained and threatened photographer Delfo Rodriguez sanctioned; businessman Alfredo Yabran still suspected of being behind murder of journalist Jose Luis Cabezas

(Periodistas/IFEX) - The government of Mendoza province ordered the arrest of three police officers implicated in the unorthodox arrest, on 4 October, of sub-director of photography for the daily "Los Andes", Delfo Rodriguez. Minister of Governance Angel Cirasino stated that sub-chief of police Pedro Pereyra, sub-inspector Eduardo Torres and Ruben Quintana of the Fifth Section police department of the city of Mendoza were to be removed from their posts and held for nine days while the case was being investigated. Judicial authorities are also investigating the incident.
10 October 1997

Turkey

Further details of trial against publisher Recep Marasli

10 October 1997

Niger

Journalist Moussa Tchangari sentenced to three months in prison

10 October 1997

Colombia

Journalist threatened; wishes to leave Colombia

10 October 1997

Belarus

Journalist Pavel Sheremet freed pending trial

9 October 1997

Turkey

Ninth hearing in trial of police officers accused of murder of journalist Metin Goktepe takes place; re-enactment of crime planned

9 October 1997

Burma

Journalist U Win Tin reported to be seriously ill

8 October 1997

Pakistan

Journalist Humayun Fur released

8 October 1997

Mauritania

Edition of "Mauritanie Nouvelles" seized; newspaper suspended

8 October 1997

Serbia / Montenegro

Journalists assaulted while covering demonstrations

8 October 1997

Fiji

"The Fiji Times" publisher and editor appear before Senate privileges committee

7 October 1997

Nigeria

Arrest warrant issued for "The NEWS" editor-in-chief; "FAME" magazine staffer dies from illness developed during his detention

7 October 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina

NATO forces seize television transmitters

6 October 1997

Ghana

Journalists under investigation

6 October 1997

Vietnam

New decree limits contact between local and foreign journalists

6 October 1997

Mexico

RSF report also available in French

6 October 1997

Peru

Press Council of Peru established

6 October 1997

Fiji

Senate moves against "The Fiji Times"

4 October 1997

Pakistan

Jailed journalist Humayun Fur hospitalised in critical condition

4 October 1997

Kenya

Journalists detained and questioned over source of photo

3 October 1997

Sri Lanka

Tamil journalist under threat in Canada

3 October 1997

Mauritius

Journalist Gilbert Bablee arrested

3 October 1997

Malaysia

Canadian journalist deprived of passport pending an appeal of conviction for contempt of court

3 October 1997

Kenya

Publisher and director of printing firm charged with defamation

3 October 1997

Serbia / Montenegro

Three journalists and head of independent union of journalists assaulted during opposition protest

2 October 1997

Serbia / Montenegro

Journalist with Albanian-language newspaper arrested

2 October 1997

Kenya

Two Kenya Television Network journalists reinstated

2 October 1997

Serbia / Montenegro

Authorities dismiss top management at Studio B television

2 October 1997

Argentina

Businessman suspected of being involved in murder of photographer Jose Luis Cabezas ordered to appear before judge

1 October 1997

Nigeria

Clean sweep of the media in Nigeria, says RSF

1 October 1997

Namibia

Journalists association calls for meeting with Speaker of Parliament to discuss legislation which could force individuals to reveal sources of information

30 September 1997

Turkey

Trial against publisher Recep Marasli continues

30 September 1997

Kyrgyzstan

Journalist Rysbek Omurzakov sentenced to three years in prison

30 September 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bomb explosion at offices of "Alternativa" newspaper

30 September 1997

Belarus

Groups hold conference, "Belarusian Media: Distinguishing Features of Legislation, the Rights and Duties of Journalists"

30 September 1997

Afghanistan

CNN reporter and film crew briefly detained; Taliban place restrictions on foreign media

29 September 1997

Algeria

AFP bureau journalist stripped of his accreditation

26 September 1997

Southern Africa

MISA launches website

26 September 1997

Israel

Authorities refuse to grant press cards to journalists from "Challenge" and "Al-Sabar" magazines; Palestinian journalist harassed and assaulted by Israeli soldier

26 September 1997

Cuba

Journalist Hector Peraza Linares released

25 September 1997

Turkey

"Gunluk Emek" journalist threatened; copies of paper seized

25 September 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina

World Press Freedom Committee protests threat by U.S. and NATO officials to jam pro-Serbian radio and television broadcasts

25 September 1997

Nigeria

Several journalists and media workers released

25 September 1997

Hong Kong (China)

Report on press freedom in Hong Kong is released by CPJ

25 September 1997

Cameroon

Journalist Joseph Nyada Mani remains imprisoned; pressures against journalists continue

25 September 1997

France

Director of the weekly "L'Evenement du Jeudi" given one month suspended prison sentence for defamation

24 September 1997

Azerbaijan

Government bans "Forum" newspaper

24 September 1997

Namibia

Journalists association launches campaign against parliamentary motion which threatens free expression and press freedom

24 September 1997

Nigeria

News vendors briefly detained; copies of "The News" magazine impounded

24 September 1997

Pakistan

Police raid and occupy offices of newspaper

24 September 1997

International

Free press vital to economic development in Asia and emerging markets elsewhere in the world, say participants in CPJ forum

24 September 1997

Ecuador

Legislation currently being debated in Congress threatens press freedom

23 September 1997

Thailand

Legal action threatened against newspaper

23 September 1997

Zambia

Anonymous caller threatens "The Post" newspaper

23 September 1997

Russia

Participants at roundtable on journalists held hostage draft recommendations for action

23 September 1997

Peru

Advances in investigation into phone tapping

23 September 1997

Malawi

Government interdicts civil servant for writing article exposing poor safety standards at airport

22 September 1997

International

Journalists from six countries to receive CPJ's International Press Freedom Awards; committee to honour Ted Koppel, Fred Friendly for dedication to press freedom

22 September 1997

Peru

Police seize six rolls of films from Associated Press photographer

22 September 1997

Panama

Deportation order issued against Peruvian journalist Gustavo Gorriti

19 September 1997

Peru

Court grants control of Frecuencia Latina/Canal 2 to brothers Winter; judicial request by Baruch Ivcher in regard to his Peruvian citizenship partially turned down

19 September 1997

Serbia / Montenegro

Serbian elections will not be free nor fair

19 September 1997

Israel

Palestinian photographer arrested by Israeli army

19 September 1997

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Two armed attacks against foreign journalists

19 September 1997

Zambia

Army officers harass journalists, confiscate camera

19 September 1997

Kyrgyzstan

Trial of journalist Yryspek Omurzakov resumes

19 September 1997

Egypt

Court decides to ban newspaper; copies of another newspaperseized

18 September 1997

Zambia

Minister bans radio station from relaying live BBC broadcasts

18 September 1997

Mexico

Three journalists abducted and threatened

18 September 1997

Vietnam

Writer Pham Duc Kham released

18 September 1997

Iran

Wife of detained editor Faraj Sarkoohi publishes letter highlighting concerns for her husband's health

18 September 1997

Iran

Faraj Sarkoohi sentenced to one year in prison

18 September 1997

Cuba

Renewed harassment of journalists

18 September 1997

China

Extension of sentences served against writer Zhou Guoqiang and editor Liu Nianchun

17 September 1997

Turkey

Four police officers on trial for Goktepe murder freed, as eighth hearing in trial held

17 September 1997

Somalia

Journalist arrested; newspaper ordered to close

17 September 1997

Nigeria

"The News" staffer arrested; magazine's regional office raided

16 September 1997

Pakistan

Protesting journalists and media workers attacked by police

16 September 1997

Nigeria

Newsagents arrested; copies of magazine impounded

16 September 1997

Pakistan

Photographers assaulted by hospital staff

16 September 1997

Peru

Journalist arrested for alleged defamation

16 September 1997

Lesotho

Ban against media from covering parliamentary debates lifted

16 September 1997

Serbia / Montenegro

Journalist taken in for questioning; camera of another confiscated

15 September 1997

Egypt

Novelist Ala'a Hamed freed pending ruling from the Court of Cassation

15 September 1997

Cuba

Detained poet released

15 September 1997

Egypt

Heavy sentences for Saudi daily journalists

12 September 1997

Turkey

Journalist Adil Harmanci threatened

12 September 1997

Nigeria

Journalist abducted; whereabouts of Nigerian Union of Journalists official unknown; "TELL" journalists file lawsuit against government

12 September 1997

Samoa

Two "Samoa Observer" journalists ordered to pay Prime Minister's costs for adjournment

11 September 1997

International

Recommendations on the development of the Namibian film and video industry

18 August 1997

Turkey

International press freedom awardee Ocak Isik Yurtcu released from prison; move follows government amnesty for jailed editors

3 June 1997

Peru

Supreme Court orders radio manager detained in ongoing tax evasion case

7 May 1997

Cameroon

Journalist arrested; seizure of two independent newspapers

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