5 November 2011
Alerts - 1999 - April-June
30 June 1999
Peru
Charges against "false" newspaper shelved
30 June 1999
Côte d'Ivoire
Two journalists still detained in Ivory Coast
30 June 1999
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands introduces emergency powers restricting media
30 June 1999
Sweden
Bomb blast injures journalist and his son
30 June 1999
Croatia
Weekly newspaper "Nacional" object of harassment
29 June 1999
Peru
Julio Sotelo moved to hospital
29 June 1999
Peru
Request to nullify sentence against journalist and former assistant to congressman
29 June 1999
Afghanistan
CPJ receives clarification of Taliban stance on journalists
29 June 1999
Egypt
Mubarak puts the press on trial
29 June 1999
Bulgaria
Journalist stabbed in Bulgaria
29 June 1999
Peru
Police official harasses, threatens and fabricates charges against journalist in Chimbote
29 June 1999
Syria
Daily "Al-Quds Al-Arabi" banned from Syria
28 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Shutdown of broadcasters continues, independent newspaper fined
28 June 1999
Bosnia and Herzegovina
CPJ protests legal action against Bosnian journalist
25 June 1999
Peru
Journalists seek Ombudsman's intervention in case of Baruch Ivcher's representative
25 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Censorship in Serbia
25 June 1999
Peru
CPJ condemns arrest and conviction of former television station manager
25 June 1999
Colombia
RSF writes to Colombian president regarding freedom of the press
25 June 1999
East Timor
AJI condemns call for prohibition of four alternative media in East Timor
25 June 1999
Syria / Burma / Sudan / Turkey
International Day of Support for Torture Victims
25 June 1999
Turkey
Journalist's book banned
25 June 1999
International
RSF calls for an end to impunity, notes lack of press freedom in Cuba
25 June 1999
Azerbaijan
Journalist beaten
24 June 1999
Indonesia
Journalists faced with control and regulations by government officials
24 June 1999
Pakistan
CPJ is disturbed by editor's continued persecution
24 June 1999
East Timor
Information minister has no comment on new East Timor killing allegations
24 June 1999
Peru
RSF protests journalist's sentence
24 June 1999
Chechnya (Russia)
Kidnappers release ITAR-TASS correspondent in Chechnya
23 June 1999
Peru
Police confirms family motives in journalist's murder
23 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Flora Brovina detained in Serbia
23 June 1999
Fiji
New Fiji Islands government continues attacks on media
23 June 1999
Kuwait
RSF requests reopening of the Kuwait bureau of the satellite TV station Al-Jazeera
23 June 1999
Malawi
Journalists granted bail
23 June 1999
Malawi
Two journalists fail to appear in court
23 June 1999
Pakistan
Critical journalist barred from leaving Pakistan
23 June 1999
Peru
Journalist accused of terrorism is declared innocent
23 June 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
Call for free and independent information in Kosovo
23 June 1999
Indonesia
Case of journalist's murder not dealt with in half-hearted trial of colonel Sri Roso Sudarmo
23 June 1999
Zimbabwe
Parliamentary body wants journalists to reveal sources of information
23 June 1999
Kuwait
CPJ protests closure of Al-Jazeera television station
22 June 1999
Malaysia
Prime minister criticises western media
22 June 1999
The Gambia
CPJ protests continued closure of independent radio station, repressive media legislation
22 June 1999
Iran
Second journalist in a week arrested in Iran
22 June 1999
International
WiPC comments on situation for writers, journalists around the world
22 June 1999
United Kingdom
ARTICLE 19 publishes report on standards to access to information
22 June 1999
Egypt
Head of independent journalists' union convicted
22 June 1999
Sudan
Three editors-in-chief arrested
22 June 1999
Mauritania
Weekly newspaper censored
22 June 1999
Malawi
Two journalists arrested over newspaper article
22 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
WPFC urges Western officials to ensure that freedom of the press and independence of journalists and news media are not infringed upon
21 June 1999
Chile
CEO and editor of Planeta Publishing released
21 June 1999
East Timor
Report alleges Indonesian minister involved in shooting of Australian newsmen
21 June 1999
Fiji
New Fiji Islands government plans legislation to impose its media council
21 June 1999
Peru
Piuran journalists' assassins sentenced
21 June 1999
Peru
Former manager of Frecuencia Latina sentenced to four years in prison
21 June 1999
Czech Republic
WPFC urges officials to abandon pursuit of proposed press law
21 June 1999
Burundi
Head of independent press agency arrested
18 June 1999
Mozambique
Newspaper cleared in massive libel suit
18 June 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
Correspondents shot in Kosovo; Yugoslav army harassment continues in Montenegro, while exiled daily distributes in Pristina.
18 June 1999
Fiji
Fiji Islands government urged to withdraw government advertising directive
18 June 1999
Hungary
Magazine editor faces possible charges
18 June 1999
Cameroon
Journalist sentenced to four months in prison for libel
18 June 1999
Canada
Letter bomb explodes at Edmonton television station
18 June 1999
Peru
Radio station closed, equipment seized in Santa Cruz
17 June 1999
The Gambia
Citizen FM should be back on air, journalists back in their posts, say journalists' groups
17 June 1999
Chile
CPJ condemns arrest and indictment of CEO and editor
17 June 1999
Croatia
CPJ protests harassment of Nacional
17 June 1999
Iran
Journalist arrested
17 June 1999
Cuba
Media ask for the release of three jailed journalists
17 June 1999
Tanzania
Journalist harassed over story
17 June 1999
Chile
Two publishing house executives arrested
17 June 1999
The Gambia
Government media control criticised
16 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
RSF asks NATO to launch inquiry into journalists' murder
16 June 1999
Peru
Amnesty International urges President Fujimori to punish those responsible for "false" newspaper
16 June 1999
Fiji
Government proposes bill to regulate broadcasters
16 June 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
Newspaper publisher and editor safe in Kosovo
16 June 1999
Peru
Baruch Ivcher's lawyer presents complaint to ombudsman
16 June 1999
Egypt
Egypt - European Union trade agreement in works despite freedom of expression and other violations
16 June 1999
Hong Kong (China)
CPJ protests harassment of Hong Kong journalists
16 June 1999
Peru
Draft law approved obligating media to provide free space to armed forces
16 June 1999
United States
Government adviser slapped journalist, paper reports
15 June 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
RSF report on NATO's media blunders in Kosovo war
15 June 1999
Peru
Journalist threatened, radio studio attacked
15 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Continued struggle for independent media in the face of increased repression
15 June 1999
India / Pakistan
Pakistan's information minister comments on broadcast ban
15 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Interpreter confirmed dead
15 June 1999
Mexico
Editor's bodyguard attacked
15 June 1999
Kenya
Journalist released
15 June 1999
Sierra Leone
Four journalists still detained
15 June 1999
International
Imprisonments a "deep blemish" to Iran, Burma, Turkey
15 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
War in Yugoslavia: Nato's media blunders
15 June 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
Further details on murder of German journalists in Kosovo
14 June 1999
Peru
Publisher must show documents connected to "false" newspaper
14 June 1999
Peru
Magazine journalists threatened
14 June 1999
Czech Republic
Czech press bill condemned by WAN
14 June 1999
International
Russian, Romanian and Mongolian publishers join WAN
14 June 1999
International
World Bank president urges cooperation at WAN congress
14 June 1999
China
Ten journalists detained and released in Beijing
14 June 1999
Peru
Journalist with "Caretas" magazine sentenced
14 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ issues new safety alert after killing of German journalists
14 June 1999
China
HKJA demands that Chinese government respect press freedom
14 June 1999
Kenya
Journalist arrested and detained
14 June 1999
International
Iranian editor receives WAN Golden Pen award
14 June 1999
International
IPI warns against journalists advertising products and services
14 June 1999
East Timor
United Nations goes on air in East Timor
11 June 1999
Peru
APRODEV's representative testifies before a judge
11 June 1999
Peru
APRODEV's representative testifies before a judge
11 June 1999
Pakistan
Sethi accuses government of tax harassment
11 June 1999
Turkey
Journalist indicted
11 June 1999
Turkey
Poet imprisoned
11 June 1999
Indonesia
Protest against attorney general's recent actions limiting journalists' freedom of movement and press coverage
11 June 1999
Zimbabwe
IPI concerned by proposed code of conduct for journalists
11 June 1999
Nigeria
Journalist killed
11 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
RSF letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
11 June 1999
Fiji
Journalists manhandled by new PM's security
11 June 1999
Tunisia
Charges levelled against human rights campaigners
11 June 1999
Sierra Leone
Editor assaulted and detained
10 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Two journalists escape, while one faces trial in Yugoslavia
10 June 1999
Mexico
Magazine publisher target of death threats
10 June 1999
Sierra Leone
Two journalists arrested, newspaper offices raided
10 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Newspaper seized
10 June 1999
Cameroon
Newspaper suspension into third year
10 June 1999
Angola
Concerns over comments warning of crackdown against journalists
10 June 1999
Palestine
CPJ protests ongoing closure of TV station
10 June 1999
Togo
Journalist still detained
10 June 1999
Côte d'Ivoire
RSF asks for the release of two journalists
9 June 1999
Peru
IPI condemns murder of journalist
9 June 1999
Russia
CPJ urges Pasko's release
9 June 1999
Peru
Sale of "false" newspaper "Repúdica" prohibited
9 June 1999
India / Pakistan
Indian minister of information replies to questions over ban of Pakistani broadcasts
9 June 1999
Nigeria
ARTICLE 19 calls for introduction of wide-ranging freedom of information act
9 June 1999
Turkey
CPJ protests arrest, prosecution of journalist
9 June 1999
Iran
Press under fire from conservatives
9 June 1999
Ukraine
Restrictions imposed on television station
8 June 1999
Peru
Radio journalist killed in Aucayacu
8 June 1999
China
Prominent pro-democracy activist detained
8 June 1999
Peru
Newspaper "La República" brings accusation against "false" newspaper
8 June 1999
Angola
Minister threatens independent media
8 June 1999
United States
Two journalists threatened with jail sentence
8 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Kosovar Albanian journalist beaten but safe
7 June 1999
Pakistan
CPJ welcomes Sethi's release, criticises penal code provisions used to punish journalists
7 June 1999
Peru
Human rights group seeks information about Héctor Faisal
7 June 1999
Peru
Untimely closure of radio programme
7 June 1999
Ethiopia
Update on imprisoned journalists in Ethiopia
4 June 1999
Russia
RSF asks for journalist Pasko's acquittal
4 June 1999
Hungary
Editor arrested
4 June 1999
Côte d'Ivoire
Four journalists released, one still detained
4 June 1999
India / Pakistan
India bans broadcasting of Pakistan Television transmissions
4 June 1999
Fiji
New restriction on covering chiefs concerns Fiji Islands news media
3 June 1999
Turkey
Imprisonment of leading Turkish activist condemned
3 June 1999
Republic of Congo
Two journalists arrested
3 June 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
Kosovo journalists fight back: alliance of journalists relaunched
3 June 1999
Indonesia
Full text of CPJ's Indonesia report
3 June 1999
United States
Northern Marianas governor attacks mainland USA news media
2 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
RSF reviews attacks on independent media in FRY
2 June 1999
Indonesia
CPJ releases Indonesia report
2 June 1999
Peru
Journalists press charges against minister and general for telephone tapping
2 June 1999
Peru
APRODEV's representative is summoned by court for the third time
2 June 1999
China
RSF protests censorship affecting foreign and local media
2 June 1999
Côte d'Ivoire
Five journalists detained
2 June 1999
Pakistan
Pakistan editor's release welcomed by ARTICLE 19
2 June 1999
Pakistan
Editor released
2 June 1999
Ghana
Ghana Journalists Association reacts to fine
1 June 1999
Ghana
Editor and publishers fined for libel
1 June 1999
Peru
New attack against independent press
1 June 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ questions EUTELSAT on suspension of RTS
1 June 1999
Pakistan
RSF concerned by rumored "special media cell"
31 May 1999
Mozambique
Police commander sentenced for detaining reporter
31 May 1999
Mauritania
Journalist's accreditation revoked
31 May 1999
Turkey
Journalists covering Öcalan trial face restrictions
31 May 1999
Belarus
RSF protests continued harassment of newspaper
31 May 1999
East Timor
UN East Timor mission condemns threats to kill Australian journalists, UN staff
31 May 1999
Iran
Two journalists arrested
31 May 1999
Zimbabwe
Journalists file civil and criminal charges against police and army
31 May 1999
Peru
Congress accepts recommendation for the regulation of protection of sources, telephone tapping investigation report
31 May 1999
Peru
Journalist prevented from being hired by media
31 May 1999
Pakistan
Embassy of Pakistan responds to IFJ letter on Najam Sethi case
31 May 1999
International
New media group to monitor abuses
28 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
ARTICLE 19 protests Serb TV suspension
28 May 1999
East Timor
Indonesian minister defends media coverage, admits he led 1975 East Timor attack in which five journalists died
28 May 1999
Nigeria
RSF remembers killed and missing journalists
28 May 1999
Peru
"La República" editor threatened with slander charge
28 May 1999
Israel
Journalists beaten by police
28 May 1999
Nigeria
Arogundade released, still on "holden charge"
28 May 1999
Nigeria
WAJA statement on return to constitutional rule in Nigeria
28 May 1999
China
RSF marks anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre
27 May 1999
Nigeria
ARTICLE 19 issues report on censorship and democratic transition in Nigeria
27 May 1999
Belarus
Independent newspaper receives second warning
27 May 1999
Tunisia
Journalists among those increasingly subject to intimidation and harassment
27 May 1999
Malawi
Journalist assaulted
27 May 1999
Malawi
Court issues injunction against paper
27 May 1999
Nigeria
Journalist killed during ethnic riots
27 May 1999
Democratic Republic of Congo
A detainee falsely identified himself as a journalist
27 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Journalist hit by sniper
27 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Rebroadcasts of Serbian state television suspended
27 May 1999
Botswana
Newspaper stalls threat of injunction from civil servant
26 May 1999
Zambia
Zambian government cracks down on media, opposition
26 May 1999
Pakistan
RSF concerned by continued attacks on press freedom
26 May 1999
International
Editors to discuss role of free press in development with World Bank
26 May 1999
Peru
Ivcher and his family are asked to report to court
25 May 1999
Greece
Journalist sentenced
25 May 1999
East Timor
Journalists threatened, East Timor safety office planned
25 May 1999
Pakistan
Continuing fears for the safety of editor Najam Sethi and journalist Hussain Haqqani
25 May 1999
Botswana
First independent radio station licensed
25 May 1999
Vietnam
Writer released, WAN protests new Vietnam press law
25 May 1999
Zambia
ARTICLE 19 criticises authorities' harassment of independent media
25 May 1999
Palestine
CPJ protests journalists' arrest, closure of TV station
25 May 1999
Pakistan
Police assault journalists
25 May 1999
Tunisia
Journalist arrested
25 May 1999
Pakistan
Newsletter's publication licence cancelled
25 May 1999
Greece
Journalist sentenced
25 May 1999
Cameroon
Editor-in-chief under threat
25 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: a state under censorship
25 May 1999
Zambia
CPJ calls on World Bank consultative group to include clear benchmarks for the improvement of press freedom standards in aid package
21 May 1999
Fiji
New Fiji Islands leader pledges no legislation against media, talks of need for "tuition"
21 May 1999
Peru
Trial of the accussed of assassinating Piuran journalists begins
21 May 1999
Sierra Leone
CPJ reports arrest of journalist
21 May 1999
Zambia
Politician awarded damages in libel suit
21 May 1999
Peru
Judge repeals previous ruling on the APRODEV case
21 May 1999
Belarus
ARTICLE 19 shocked by court decision against newspapers
21 May 1999
Tunisia
CPJ outraged over assault on journalist
21 May 1999
Sierra Leone
Two journalists arrested
20 May 1999
Turkey
CPJ condemns conviction of journalist Calislar
20 May 1999
Tunisia
Journalist subject to systematic harrasment by Tunisian authorities
20 May 1999
Turkey
Journalist jailed
19 May 1999
Cuba
Journalist sentenced for "contempt"
19 May 1999
Argentina
Investigation of Ricardo Gangeme's assassination focusing on his private life
19 May 1999
International
IPI opposes draft Inter American Declaration on Freedom of Expression
19 May 1999
Canada / Malaysia
Hearing date set for Canadian journalist
19 May 1999
Malawi
High Court rules in favour of equitable coverage on state radio
19 May 1999
International
Ethiopian journalists win IPI Free Media Pioneer Award
19 May 1999
Greece
Journalist sentenced
19 May 1999
Ghana
Editor and deputy editor fined for contempt
18 May 1999
East Timor
Journalists forcibly stopped amidst reports of new East Timor killings
18 May 1999
Yemen
CPJ condemns Yemen's clampdown on the press
18 May 1999
Pakistan
Family allowed to meet with jailed editor
18 May 1999
Namibia
Editor escapes four-month prison term for contempt
18 May 1999
Uganda
Editors arrested for publishing photo of sexual assault
17 May 1999
Yemen
CPJ expresses concern over assault on journalist
17 May 1999
Argentina
CPJ expresses sorrow over murder of journalist
17 May 1999
Peru
Court decides that APRODEV's Internet page must be removed
17 May 1999
Nigeria
Lagos NUJ boss granted bail
17 May 1999
Peru
Police enters into radio stations in Rioja and Nueva Cajamarca
17 May 1999
Ukraine
Journalist assassinated
17 May 1999
South Africa
Poet Mzwakhe Mbuli sentenced to eighteen years in prison
14 May 1999
Argentina
Journalist killed, others to be tried
14 May 1999
Peru
Journalist sentenced
14 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
CPJ update: journalists caught in the crossfire
14 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Montenegro press fights to maintain independence
14 May 1999
Democratic Republic of Congo
Journalist released
14 May 1999
Belarus
Claims of six independent newspapers rejected
14 May 1999
Tunisia
Tunisia: a decade of stifling the press
14 May 1999
Pakistan
Journalist shot and injured
14 May 1999
Yemen
Journalist beaten
14 May 1999
Algeria
Newspaper suspended
14 May 1999
Zambia
Government claims inclusive talks with media on new policies
13 May 1999
Azerbaijan
CPJ urges release of journalist Fuad Gahramanli
13 May 1999
Nigeria
ARTICLE 19 appeals for intervention in trial and persecution of journalist
13 May 1999
China
Growing media repression and self-restraint in China
13 May 1999
Peru
Public Ministry shelves investigation
13 May 1999
Belarus
CPJ concerned about court decision
13 May 1999
Sierra Leone
Media tax nearly tripled
13 May 1999
Sierra Leone
Three journalists released on bail, await hearing
13 May 1999
Peru
Journalists assaulted
13 May 1999
Mexico
Journalist threatened
12 May 1999
Nigeria
RSF protests continued detention of journalist
12 May 1999
Peru
Journalist accuses attorney of harassment
12 May 1999
Pakistan
Top court rejects plea to present journalist
12 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ welcomes release of German journalist after mission to Belgrade
12 May 1999
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi journalists targeted by police
12 May 1999
Tanzania
Ruling party threatens court action against paper over report
12 May 1999
Madagascar
Recent attacks on freedom of expression
12 May 1999
Peru
"Caretas" editor asks for re-examination of sentence
11 May 1999
Nigeria
Journalist Arogundade still detained
11 May 1999
Zimbabwe
Bail conditions eased for two journalists, trial date set
11 May 1999
Mozambique
Police commander charged, journalist vindicated
11 May 1999
Egypt
Five journalists indicted for libel
11 May 1999
Sierra Leone
Registration/tax payment deadline for newspapers
10 May 1999
Pakistan
CPJ protests editor's arrest
10 May 1999
China / Montenegro / Serbia
Three journalists killed in NATO bombing of Chinese Embassy
10 May 1999
East Timor
More attacks, threats against journalists covering Dili violence
10 May 1999
Pakistan
IFJ concerned by Najam Sethi's detention
10 May 1999
Pakistan
RSF calls on government to halt intimidation campaign against journalists
10 May 1999
Pakistan
Editor beaten, arrested
10 May 1999
Vanuatu
PINA defends right to speak out on Vanuatu intimidation
10 May 1999
Democratic Republic of Congo
Congolese Press Union president jailed
10 May 1999
China / Montenegro / Serbia
HKJA condemns the killings of journalists in Yugoslavia
7 May 1999
Sierra Leone
Three journalists arrested
7 May 1999
Azerbaijan / Iran
CPJ expresses concern over disappeared Azeri journalist
7 May 1999
Colombia
IAPA concludes high level mission to Colombia
7 May 1999
Fiji
"The Fiji Times" rejects allegations of news media bias in elections
7 May 1999
Peru
Attorney implicated in journalist's death is dismissed
7 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Further information on detained journalist
7 May 1999
International
Turkish playwright and Syrian poet to receive 1999 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom-to-Write Awards
7 May 1999
International
Florida teacher wins 1999 PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award
7 May 1999
Azerbaijan / Iran
Editor-in-chief arrested
7 May 1999
Argentina
Three cases before the Inter American Commission on Human Rights
7 May 1999
Croatia
Journalist indicted
7 May 1999
Russia
Journalist temporarily released
7 May 1999
Burkina Faso
Report on death of journalist Norbert Zongo submitted by Independent Commission of Inquiry
7 May 1999
Bangladesh
Revised media code introduced
6 May 1999
Iran
Four faculty members of Baha'i Institute for Higher Education sentenced
6 May 1999
Turkey
RSF is indignant about the verdict in the Göktepe trial
6 May 1999
Turkey
Impending imprisonment of writer
6 May 1999
Democratic Republic of Congo
Journalist released
6 May 1999
Peru
Ongoing investigation of Piuran journalists' assassination
6 May 1999
Peru
Journalists summoned for another journalist's accusations against former minister
6 May 1999
Pakistan
Journalist's car burnt at his residence
6 May 1999
Pakistan
Journalists detained, harassed, threatened
6 May 1999
Algeria
CPJ calls on Algeria to locate two "disappeared" journalists
6 May 1999
Zambia
Journalists to fight for repeal of media laws
6 May 1999
Zambia
Journalists challenge minister over criticism of media reports
5 May 1999
Portugal
Journalist suspended in Madeira
5 May 1999
Paraguay
Paraguayan journalists' demands for greater press freedom
5 May 1999
Nigeria
Journalist charged
5 May 1999
Kuwait
Newspaper suspended
5 May 1999
Nigeria
Renewed attacks against journalists
5 May 1999
Chile / Peru
Censorship of publication denounced
5 May 1999
Vanuatu
PINA calls for Vanuatu prime minister to act against media intimidation
5 May 1999
Malaysia
Continued lack of progress towards press freedom
5 May 1999
Paraguay
Paraguayan journalists to defend democratic press
5 May 1999
Pakistan
Journalist detained and interrogated
5 May 1999
Sri Lanka
FMM statement for World Press Freedom Day
5 May 1999
Zambia
Zambian journalists celebrate World Press Freedom Day
4 May 1999
Sierra Leone
Journalist dies in prison, another held by rebels
4 May 1999
Democratic Republic of Congo
WAN condemns journalists' imprisonment
4 May 1999
Peru
Plan against independent press denounced
4 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
One of three detainees released
4 May 1999
Turkey
Fewer journalists tortured, but still with impunity
4 May 1999
Sudan
Journalist still detained
4 May 1999
Peru
Mayor insults journalist, expels her from public assembly
4 May 1999
Sierra Leone
Journalist dies in government custody
4 May 1999
Thailand
RAT celebrates World Press Freedom Day
3 May 1999
Nigeria
Editor arrested
3 May 1999
Nigeria
IFJ calls on outgoing Nigerian authorities to release NUJ Lagos chairman
3 May 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ action plan to aid media victims of war
3 May 1999
Kenya
Statement on press freedom and World Press Freedom Day
3 May 1999
International
WAJA statement on World Press Freedom Day
3 May 1999
International
PINA president stresses basic rights during World Press Freedom Day
3 May 1999
International
Ten enemies of the press named by CPJ on World Press Freedom Day
30 April 1999
Peru
Renewed attacks against the director of "La República"
30 April 1999
Togo
Press under seige
30 April 1999
Angola
More information on assaulted journalist
30 April 1999
Zimbabwe
Charges against journalist and publisher dropped
30 April 1999
Nigeria
Alarm raised over new attacks in Nigeria
30 April 1999
Angola
Journalist assaulted for reporting on draft evasion
30 April 1999
Guinea
Journalist arrested
30 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Poet and women's rights activist Flora Brovina reportedly abducted
30 April 1999
Peru
Journalist assaulted and threatened
30 April 1999
Nigeria
Media worker killed
30 April 1999
Southern Africa
MISA issues report on state of media freedom in Southern Africa
29 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Twenty-three IFEX members express solidarity with independent media workers in FRY
29 April 1999
International
Global press freedom declines, Freedom House cites "censorship by stealth"
29 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Milosevic regime tightens noose around domestic critics and foreign reporters
29 April 1999
Cuba
Journalist threatened in connection with new law
29 April 1999
New Zealand
Cook Islands chief justice declares election law unconstitutional
29 April 1999
Vanuatu
Vanuatu publisher attacked, paper threatened
28 April 1999
Tunisia
Journalist harassed
28 April 1999
Nigeria
Nigeria Union of Journalists' chairman arrested
28 April 1999
Peru
Threats and attacks against Satipo press continue
28 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IPI condemns NATO strikes on media
28 April 1999
Zimbabwe
President vows to broaden state powers against media
27 April 1999
Chile
CPJ condemns prosecution of journalist
27 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
TV Soko editor imprisoned
27 April 1999
China
Poet Xue Deyun sentenced
27 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
RSF asks for release of detained journalists
27 April 1999
Democratic Republic of Congo
Journalist imprisoned
27 April 1999
China
Special action to mark the tenth anniversary of pro-democracy movement suppression
26 April 1999
Nigeria
Freelance journalist murdered
26 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Detained journalist accused of espionage
26 April 1999
Macedonia / Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
Kosovo newspaper resurrected in Macedonia
26 April 1999
Peru
Journalist attacked in Jaen
26 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM statement on the bombing of RTS
26 April 1999
Peru
Journalists, radio station attacked
26 April 1999
Zimbabwe
Concern over reinforcement of defamation laws
23 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
CPJ condemns NATO attack on RTS
23 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
CPJ joins press freedom community protest against NATO bombing of media targets in Belgrade, Kosovar Albanian journalist tells of expulsion from Pristina, German TV correspondent missing in Yugoslavia.
23 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ condemns NATO bombing of media
23 April 1999
Ethiopia
Journalist sentenced to imprisonment
23 April 1999
Sierra Leone
Black January for the press: nine journalists killed in Freetown
23 April 1999
Iran
Liberal scholar and writer imprisoned
22 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Censorship from the skies: NATO bombs broadcasters in Yugoslavia
22 April 1999
Peru
Chief prosecutor of San Martín decides on Tito Pilco Mori case
22 April 1999
Nepal
Three journalists arrested
22 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Two foreign correspondents detained
22 April 1999
Angola
Legal proceedings launched against independent newspapers, journalists
21 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Free expression groups worldwide protest NATO attack on Belgrade media
21 April 1999
East Timor
RSF concerned by situation of East Timorese journalists and media
21 April 1999
Pakistan
Journalist jailed
21 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ protests NATO change of policy on media targets after Belgrade strike
21 April 1999
Nigeria
Journalist killed, another detained
21 April 1999
International
WAN and World Bank to hold joint conference
21 April 1999
Sierra Leone
CPJ concerned for journalist's personal safety
21 April 1999
Nepal
Improper arrest and seizure questioned
21 April 1999
Malawi
ARTICLE 19 declares support for its media monitoring team in Malawi
21 April 1999
Peru
Radio equipment destroyed, journalist threatened
21 April 1999
Moldova
Journalist assaulted
21 April 1999
Egypt
Four journalists facing libel charges
20 April 1999
Peru
Director of radio programme attacked by attorney
20 April 1999
Peru
Journalists denounce APRODEV's legal representative
20 April 1999
East Timor
CPJ alarmed by attacks against journalists working in East Timor
20 April 1999
Nigeria
World press group calls for murder investigation in Nigeria
20 April 1999
Syria
RSF concerned for detained journalist
20 April 1999
China
Journalist arrested
20 April 1999
Azerbaijan
IPI campaign to release journalist
20 April 1999
Russia
Ransom demanded for kidnapped journalist
19 April 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
Press caught in crossfire of Kosovo conflict
19 April 1999
Zambia
Twelve journalists committed to the High Court for trial
19 April 1999
Belarus
World press group condemns Belarus threats
19 April 1999
Mexico
Suspect in journalist's assassination released
19 April 1999
Namibia
Top brass at state media reportedly under threat from ruling party
19 April 1999
Russia
Journalist sentenced to imprisonment
19 April 1999
Israel
Journalist shot by troops
19 April 1999
Pakistan
Journalists arrested and detained
19 April 1999
Angola
Editor interrogated, military brings charges against journalist
16 April 1999
Samoa
Judge rules "Samoa Observer" publisher and former editor can be tried for criminal libel
16 April 1999
Burma
ARTICLE 19 issues report on Burmese censorship
16 April 1999
Bahrain
Religious scholar and writer on trial; heavy sentence feared
16 April 1999
International
Tahar Djaout, Metin Goktepe, Anatoly Levin-Utkin: still waiting for justice
16 April 1999
Sudan
Journalist arrested
16 April 1999
Latvia
Journalist acquitted and freed after a month in detention
16 April 1999
Colombia
Editor reports death threats
15 April 1999
Chile
Book seized
14 April 1999
Peru
Huaraz journalist threatened
14 April 1999
Peru
Case of kidnapped journalist being revisited
14 April 1999
Vietnam
Dissident writer Nguyen Thanh Giang officially charged
14 April 1999
United Kingdom / Turkey
Reply from ITC to IPI on suspension of Med TV
14 April 1999
Peru
President of the Council of Ministers asked to explain why journalist is being pressured
14 April 1999
Mongolia
Journalist attacked
14 April 1999
Belarus
Journalist held for questioning
14 April 1999
Colombia
Journalists injured in terrorist attack
13 April 1999
Nigeria
Journalist killed
13 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM denounces "public lynching" of journalists, calls for investigation into journalist's death
13 April 1999
Nigeria
Freed editor's eye problem worsening
13 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Reply from NATO spokesman to IFJ letter on targeting of media
13 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
WAN calls for investigation into murder of publisher
13 April 1999
Argentina
RSF protests journalist's sentence
13 April 1999
Philippines
Philippine press threatened by "Manila Times" precedent
13 April 1999
Indonesia
Journalist beaten
13 April 1999
French Polynesia (France) / France
French Polynesian president ends restrictions on journalists
12 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ condemns Curuvija's murder and warns that attacks may increase
12 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
NATO bombs RTS transmission towers, Montenegro media threatened, Baton Haxhiu is alive
12 April 1999
Mozambique
Action to be taken against police chief who detained journalist
12 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Editor of independent newspaper assassinated
12 April 1999
Iran
WAN asks Iran to lift ban on newspaper
12 April 1999
Peru
Members of Congress denounce Minister's threats to the press
12 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Timely report on Yugoslavia for Press Freedom Day
9 April 1999
Peru
Ivcher's capture is suspended
9 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
CPJ seeks clarification regarding NATO's position on targeting Serbian media
9 April 1999
Algeria
CPJ calls for end to restrictions on foreign media
9 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ urges NATO Secretary General not to bomb Serbian media
9 April 1999
Peru
Ivcher, his wife and oldest daughter to be sentenced on 16 April
9 April 1999
Argentina
Heavy sentence handed down against journalist
9 April 1999
Mauritania
Weekly newspaper banned
9 April 1999
India
Calcutta Institute censorship criticised
9 April 1999
Swaziland
Photographer beaten by police
9 April 1999
Peru
Minister of Labour threatens journalists
8 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
WAN condemns Yugoslav press crackdown during war
8 April 1999
Peru
Internet campaign against journalists and politicians continues
8 April 1999
Zambia
Chief government spokesman refuses to speak to newspaper
8 April 1999
Peru
Journalists accused of terrorism
7 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Journalists released
7 April 1999
Iran
Newspaper closed
7 April 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
Journalists detained in Kosovo
7 April 1999
International
PINA and UNESCO promote Article 19 in Pacific Islands
7 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFEX members issue joint declaration on FRY independent media
7 April 1999
Greece
Unscrupulous journalism reigns supreme in Greece, says GHM
6 April 1999
Peru
President Fujimori laments the fact that the Ivcher case cannot be resolved
6 April 1999
Pakistan
RSF protests arrest of editor
6 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Four independent radio stations are silenced, independent television station is shut down, ANEM offices seized, three foreign correspondents detained
6 April 1999
Pakistan
Journalist remanded in custody
6 April 1999
Nepal
Seven journalists arrested
6 April 1999
Democratic Republic of Congo
Two journalists sentenced to prison terms
6 April 1999
Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia
IFJ calls for safety first as journalists and media caught in Kosovo crossfire
2 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
AMARC protests closure of Radio B92
2 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Radio B92 shut down, foreign correspondent detained in Novi Sad
2 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
IFJ condemns "whispering campaign" as Milosevic seizes Radio B92
2 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Serb officials harass Radio B92 journalists
2 April 1999
United Kingdom / Turkey
IFJ believes ITC approached by Turkey in relation to suspension of Med TV
2 April 1999
Turkey
Jailed journalist on hunger strike dies en route to hospital
2 April 1999
Russia
Yeltsin vetoes bill on state control of broadcast media
1 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
Increased repression against Radio B92 feared
1 April 1999
Zambia
Two more journalists charged with espionage
1 April 1999
Jordan
Press law to be reviewed
1 April 1999
Serbia / Montenegro
PEN letter to Serbia on confusion surrounding reported killings
1 April 1999
Syria
Syrian journalist may die in prison
1 April 1999
Israel
CPJ protests closure of Palestine news agency
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