4 November 2011
Alerts - 2001 - April-June
29 June 2001
Sri Lanka
FMM concerned by ongoing government campaign to intimidate independent media
29 June 2001
Nepal
Press freedom in fragile state, says CEHURDES
29 June 2001
Malawi
Journalists awarded damages further to unlawful detention
29 June 2001
Ukraine
Newspaper publisher shot dead
29 June 2001
Bangladesh
Editor verbally attacked
29 June 2001
Uzbekistan
Writer Mamadali Makhmudov reportedly returned to prison camp
28 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Government refuses to renew foreign journalist's accreditation
28 June 2001
Indonesia
CPJ concerned about missing Belgian journalists
28 June 2001
Russia
CPJ delegation meets Russian ambassador to discuss Pasko trial
27 June 2001
Syria / France
A dozen international media representatives barred from Syrian president's press conference in Paris
27 June 2001
Swaziland
New decree gives king possibility to suppress independent press
27 June 2001
China
Jailed web publisher's trial postponed
27 June 2001
Pakistan
Newspaper owner receives death sentence over two narcotics cases
27 June 2001
Canada
Police seize television reporter's video footage
27 June 2001
Tunisia
Sihem Bensedrine jailed, threats against Al Mustaquilla
26 June 2001
Cuba
CPJ condemns unjust prosecution of journalist
26 June 2001
Russia
Russia's first year on "IPI Watch List"
26 June 2001
Zimbabwe
IPI concerned over statements by government ministers on progress of Freedom of Information Bill
26 June 2001
Bangladesh
Media outlets victims of renewed political violence
26 June 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 16 to 22 June 2001
26 June 2001
China
CPJ calls for immediate release of Internet essayist
26 June 2001
Slovakia
Journalist faces criminal defamation charges
26 June 2001
China
Agence France-Presse photographer beaten and detained
26 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
JED barred from participating in National Conference on Human Rights
25 June 2001
Swaziland
King declares state of emergency
25 June 2001
Côte d'Ivoire
Deadly attack at home of private newspaper editor
25 June 2001
Argentina
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression to visit Argentina
25 June 2001
Czech Republic
Journalist declared not guilty under Czech Secrets Act
25 June 2001
Haiti
Radio Haïti Inter journalist assaulted
25 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Journalists assaulted
25 June 2001
Venezuela
Foreigners who criticise the government threatened with expulsion
25 June 2001
Syria
RSF appeals to Jacques Chirac, Lionel Jospin and Raimond Forni during Bashar al-Assad's visit to France
22 June 2001
Syria
Nizar Nayyouf released after twenty-four hours in detention
22 June 2001
Belarus
Journalist sentenced to three months' imprisonment
22 June 2001
International
Spanish Version of CPJ's "Attacks on the Press in 2000" now available online
22 June 2001
France
"Retention of secrets" a new press offence in France
22 June 2001
Venezuela
CPJ alarmed by Venezuelan High Court "Truthful Information" ruling
22 June 2001
Indonesia
IFJ lobbies to secure journalists' safety in Aceh
22 June 2001
Sri Lanka
RSF protests spying allegations against editor and journalist
22 June 2001
Turkey
ARTICLE 19 concerned about military trial of intellectuals
22 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Publication director of "L'Avenir" released
22 June 2001
Iran
RSF attempts to bring forward an independent action for damages in trial of Ahmad Jayhooni
21 June 2001
Sri Lanka
IPI concerned about accusations against editor
21 June 2001
Egypt
IPI condemns criminal charges against editors
21 June 2001
Argentina
IAPA concerned by provincial government's continuous campaign of harassment against newspaper
21 June 2001
Indonesia
Belgian TV documentary filmmakers reportedly held hostage
21 June 2001
Palestine / Israel
Research on shootings of journalists in Israel and the Occupied Territories
21 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Journalists deported for breaching new accreditation regulations
21 June 2001
South Africa
Journalists protest subpoenas
21 June 2001
Lebanon
Warning shots fired at CNN team
20 June 2001
Cuba
Cyber dissident sentenced to two years' imprisonment
20 June 2001
Venezuela
President announces judicial measures against the media
20 June 2001
Sri Lanka
Hate propaganda leveled against editor
20 June 2001
Sudan
Journalist arrested
20 June 2001
Tunisia
Legal proceedings launched against journalist Taoufik Ben Brik's sister and brother-in-law
20 June 2001
Haiti
RSF hopes that the judge in charge of the inquiry into journalist Jean Dominique's assassination will return to the case
20 June 2001
Pakistan
Journalists beaten and detained in harsh conditions
20 June 2001
Peru
Charges brought against journalists who disputed former colonel accused of committing human rights violations
20 June 2001
Syria
Nizar Nayouf abducted by intelligence agents
20 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Eight radio and television stations face imminent ban
20 June 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 9 to 15 June 2001
19 June 2001
China
RSF denounces a new period of repression against media in Henan province
19 June 2001
Algeria
Penal Code reform bill adopted
19 June 2001
Turkey
Journalist charged, media group owner jailed, planned media law reform poses threat to independent media
19 June 2001
Ukraine
Journalist convicted on defamation charges
19 June 2001
Indonesia
Mystery surrounds fate of two missing Belgian TV documentary filmmakers
19 June 2001
Nepal
CPJ welcomes journalists' release but calls for charges to be dropped
19 June 2001
Zambia
Community radio station target of deliberate attack
19 June 2001
New Zealand
Form self-regulatory media council, prime minister warns
19 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Government defends new accreditation regulations
19 June 2001
Ghana
Liberian journalist missing
18 June 2001
Ghana
Process to eliminate criminal libel begins
18 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Publication director of pro-government daily "L'Avenir" detained in Kinshasa
18 June 2001
Nepal
Journalists released
18 June 2001
Kenya
Fraudulent warrant used in raid on Citizen Radio and Television
18 June 2001
Algeria
Three French dailies denied visas
15 June 2001
Macedonia
Journalist briefly detained, threatened
15 June 2001
Ethiopia
Editor Solomon Nemera released and all charges dropped
15 June 2001
Namibia
National Youth Council joins advertising and purchasing ban against "The Namibian"
15 June 2001
Botswana
Advertising ban case delayed
15 June 2001
Philippines
Broadcaster survives ambush
15 June 2001
Zimbabwe
"Daily News" reporter fined and released
15 June 2001
Pakistan
CPJ condemns arrest of four journalists for blasphemy
15 June 2001
Zimbabwe
New restrictions imposed on foreign journalists
15 June 2001
Algeria
Two journalists killed during a demonstration in Algiers
15 June 2001
Belarus
New information implicates government in disappearance of journalist Dmitri Zavadski
15 June 2001
Colombia
Journalists from several media attacked during protest
14 June 2001
Burma
Journalist and MP Soe Thein released at the end of his sentence
14 June 2001
Venezuela
Public prosecutor's office and National Assembly investigate fire at office of the daily "La Opinión"
14 June 2001
Haiti
Radio journalist threatened
14 June 2001
Botswana
Newspapers sue government over advertising ban
14 June 2001
Namibia
Political party joins government in advertising and purchasing ban against independent newspaper
14 June 2001
Haiti
New threats to inquiry into assassination of journalist Jean Dominique
14 June 2001
Eritrea
CPJ expresses concern over whereabouts of fifteen journalists
14 June 2001
Ethiopia
Jailed editor faces multiple charges
14 June 2001
Sri Lanka
FMM condemns manhandling of reporter by special police
14 June 2001
International
Press freedom organisations concerned about criminal defamation and insult laws
14 June 2001
Malaysia
CPJ concerned about MCA acquisition of newspapers
13 June 2001
Belarus
New report sets out obstacles to free and fair elections
13 June 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 2 to 8 June 2001
13 June 2001
Nepal
CPJ calls for immediate release of imprisoned newspaper executives; legal proceedings continue
13 June 2001
Macedonia
Police assault two Agence France-Presse contributors
13 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Former communications minister obstructs work of commission examining state takeover of RTKM
13 June 2001
Nepal
CEHURDES calls for immediate release of journalists
13 June 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
Investigation underway in case of murdered journalist
13 June 2001
Russia
CPJ expressed concern over confiscation of newspaper and verbal attack on journalists
13 June 2001
South Africa
Media barred from arms deal hearing
13 June 2001
Pakistan
Daily newspaper closed and three journalists arrested for blasphemy
12 June 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
CPJ deplores murder of journalist
12 June 2001
Israel
CPJ meets with ambassador to express concern over shootings of journalists
12 June 2001
Panama
SIP concerned over move backward in the matter of press freedom
12 June 2001
Venezuela
Venezuelan press in danger
12 June 2001
France
Break-in at "Le Canard enchaîné"
12 June 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
Journalist killed
11 June 2001
France
"The Diana Incident": RSF calls for charges against journalists to be dropped definitively
11 June 2001
Sri Lanka
ARTICLE 19 welcomes censorship repeal
11 June 2001
Cameroon
Cameroon government compensates abused journalist
11 June 2001
Turkey
Prison terms for crimes of opinion
11 June 2001
Romania
Correction: ARTICLE 19 expresses concern over lack of Criminal Code reform
11 June 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM condemns appearance of anti-Semitic literature in Belgrade bookshops
8 June 2001
Nepal
IPI condemns the arrest of three newspaper workers
8 June 2001
China
RSF concerned about pressure on "Southern Weekend" journalists
8 June 2001
Laos
IPI concerned by intended penal code amendments
8 June 2001
International
IAPA, World Bank to look at media role in war on poverty in Latin America
8 June 2001
Philippines
CPJ calls for investigation of radio bombing; two more journalists killed
8 June 2001
Philippines
Suspect in radio journalist's killing identified, charged
8 June 2001
Philippines
Radio station bombed
8 June 2001
Eritrea
CPJ asks justice minister to clarify whereabouts of fifteen journalists
8 June 2001
Sri Lanka
CPJ welcomes lifting of censorship in Sri Lanka
8 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Broadcaster fired from ZBC after airing contentious programme
8 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Newspaper attacked for defiling "African norms"
8 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Journalist arrested and television programme censored: the government represses all criticism in the press
8 June 2001
Zimbabwe
ZBC board denies political interference in banning programme
8 June 2001
Nepal
CPJ condemns arrest of three newspaper executives
8 June 2001
Iran
CPJ calls for release of jailed journalists as presidential vote approaches
8 June 2001
Qatar
Journalist attacked
8 June 2001
Togo
Lucien Messan, the private press's most senior journalist, sentenced to eighteen months in prison
8 June 2001
Iran
RSF calls on future president to make a commitment to press freedom
8 June 2001
Lebanon
CPJ condemns military trial of correspondent Raghida Dergham
7 June 2001
Ecuador
After six months in hiding, reporter returns as sentence expires
7 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Freddy Loseke imprisoned in Kinshasa Central Prison for past week
7 June 2001
Togo
Editorial director receives eighteen-month sentence for alleged publication of falsehoods
7 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Government bans political television programme
7 June 2001
Guatemala
Local press freedom group launches emergency network
6 June 2001
Argentina
Discriminatory administration of state publicity
6 June 2001
Liberia / Ghana
Liberian refugee journalist threatened with deportation
5 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Two detained "La Référence Plus" journalists released
5 June 2001
Zimbabwe
Report on WPFC's press freedom mission to Zimbabwe
5 June 2001
Turkey
IPI expresses concern over draft media law
5 June 2001
Chile
Journalist requests that her case be closed so she can return to Chile
5 June 2001
Philippines
Reporter's killers arrested
5 June 2001
Ukraine
Authorities compel murdered journalist Georgiy Gongadze's mother to bury his body
5 June 2001
Paraguay
Death threats cause nervous breakdown for local crime reporter
4 June 2001
Swaziland
Continued assault on press freedom
4 June 2001
Russia
Postponement of Pasko trial criticised by defense lawyers
4 June 2001
Romania
ARTICLE 19 expresses concern over lack of Criminal Code reform
4 June 2001
Russia
CPJ protests violent persecution of Belgorod journalist
4 June 2001
Burma
WAN awards Golden Pen of Freedom to Burmese journalists
4 June 2001
China
Call for press freedom in China at World Newspaper Congress
4 June 2001
International
International press freedom heroes gather in Hong Kong for WAN round table
4 June 2001
Americas / Guatemala / International
IAPA delegation to take part in OAS General Assembly
4 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Two "La Référence Plus" journalists arrested in Kinshasa
4 June 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Security services attempt to prevent JED's secretary-general from leaving the country to attend IFEX meeting
4 June 2001
Peru
FIP asks that the Yauri case investigation be reopened
1 June 2001
Cyprus
Threats and attack on an opposition newspaper
1 June 2001
Algeria
Journalist attacked by police in Tizi Ouzou
1 June 2001
Greece
Date set for appeals' trial of Aromanian activist
1 June 2001
Liberia
The authorities obstruct foreign journalists and try to muzzle local newspapers
1 June 2001
South Korea
IFJ rejects claim that newspaper tax probe threatens press freedom
1 June 2001
Togo
The private press's most senior journalist jailed in Lomé
1 June 2001
Philippines
Suspects identified in broadcaster's killing
1 June 2001
Yemen
Suspension of paper and sentence of six months imprisonment for editor-in-chief upheld
1 June 2001
Indonesia
CPJ condemns attack on journalists
31 May 2001
Algeria
RSF condemns Penal Code amendment and reaffirms its support for the Algerian Press
31 May 2001
Colombia
Five journalists threatened and called "enemies of the peace" in Cali
31 May 2001
Palestine
CPJ concerned about detention of "Newsweek" journalists in Gaza Strip
31 May 2001
Philippines
Radio broadcaster killed in Zamboanga: third radio journalist killed in Mindanao in last six months
31 May 2001
Panama
Journalist sentenced to sixteen months in prison
31 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Matadi court sentences two journalists to forty-five days in prison
31 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Private television interview with opposition member censored in Kinshasa
31 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Former government minister Yérodia Abdoulaye brings a second journalist before the courts
31 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 19 to 25 May 2001
31 May 2001
Namibia
"The Namibian"'s editor responds to boycott of newspaper
30 May 2001
Iran
Two other journalists arrested
30 May 2001
Chile
IAPA considers new press law unnecessary
30 May 2001
Namibia
President orders government boycott of
30 May 2001
Sri Lanka
FMM welcomes government's decision to lift censorship of military related news
30 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's recommendations regarding the regulation of the electronic media field
30 May 2001
Russia
CPJ delegation arrives in Russia to support Grigory Pasko
30 May 2001
Colombia
Journalist injured
30 May 2001
Swaziland
"The Guardian" and "The Nation" banned twice in less than one month
30 May 2001
South Korea
IPI response to Korean minister and government spokesman regarding the government's tax probe of media companies
29 May 2001
Malawi
Editor, printer and news vendors arrested
29 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
Producer threatened over ethnic cleansing broadcast
29 May 2001
Indonesia
Six journalists attacked and beaten by Gus Dur supporters
29 May 2001
Colombia
Journalists warned that they must leave the country
28 May 2001
Uzbekistan
CPJ protests harassment and detention of journalist's relatives
28 May 2001
Chile
President approves press law
28 May 2001
Ethiopia
Two academics detained, one begins hunger strike
28 May 2001
Kenya
RSF protests assault on photographer
28 May 2001
Italy
IFJ backs call for journalistic freedom to combat concentration and political bias
28 May 2001
Cyprus
Newspaper target of bomb attack
28 May 2001
Malawi
Newspaper vendor arrested, editor sought by police
28 May 2001
Colombia
Journalist killed
28 May 2001
Venezuela
Journalist condemns government's "gag" policy
28 May 2001
Kenya
Photographer attacked
25 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Right to freedom of information denied in investigation of Kabila's assassination
25 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Two journalists released in Matadi
25 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Former communications minister withdraws his complaint against a journalist
25 May 2001
Spain
CPJ urges Spanish authorities to bring newspaper executive's killers to justice
25 May 2001
Iran
Jailed editor transferred to solitary confinement
25 May 2001
Brazil
Murder of journalist cited as an example of impunity
25 May 2001
Egypt
Journalist sentenced to imprisonment
25 May 2001
Spain
Chief financial officer of Basque newspaper "El Diario Vasco" assassinated
24 May 2001
Egypt
European Union urged to monitor freedom of expression attacks in Egypt
24 May 2001
China
CPJ condemns subversion charges against four intellectuals
24 May 2001
Zambia
Deputy editor called in for questioning
24 May 2001
Cuba
Jailed journalist charged with distributing "enemy propaganda"
24 May 2001
Colombia
Four journalists receive death threats, editor believes AUC was behind attack on newspaper
24 May 2001
Sri Lanka
RSF calls for investigation into attack on weekly "Ravaya"
24 May 2001
Turkey
Further restrictions proposed in broadcasting bill
23 May 2001
Sri Lanka
Bomb attack on newspaper office
23 May 2001
Swaziland
Police raid magazine's offices
23 May 2001
Ethiopia
Journalists suffer renewed harassment
23 May 2001
Iran
Journalist missing
23 May 2001
Mexico
Former mayor files criminal defamation charges against journalists
23 May 2001
Ethiopia
RSF calls for release of three remaining imprisoned journalists
23 May 2001
Tunisia
CPJ calls for justice on anniversary of assassination attempt against journalist
23 May 2001
Ethiopia
ARTICLE 19 publishes report on famine and censorship
23 May 2001
Zambia
Human Rights NGO complains about media blackout
23 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Two television programmes suspended
22 May 2001
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Journalists fight to preserve independent newspaper
22 May 2001
Morocco
Issue of French weekly "Courrier International" banned
22 May 2001
Venezuela
Radio programme suspended
22 May 2001
Mozambique
Six suspects charged in Cardoso murder investigation
22 May 2001
Swaziland
Former Swazi Observer's workers take company to Industrial Court
22 May 2001
Malawi
Newspaper faces several civil defamation suits
22 May 2001
Swaziland
"Nation" magazine wins legal battle but attorney general appeals decision
22 May 2001
Kenya
Police seize newspapers
22 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 12 to 18 May 2001
22 May 2001
Colombia
Police defuse bomb outside Communist Party newspaper office
22 May 2001
Costa Rica
Inter-American Court of Human Rights may intervene in criminal defamation case
22 May 2001
Bangladesh
Sixteen people charged in murder of journalist
22 May 2001
Algeria
Penal Code reform bill passed, penalties for press offences increased
18 May 2001
Paraguay
Three journalists threatened
18 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Journalist prosecuted
18 May 2001
Venezuela
Government considers emergency measures that would restrict freedom of expression
18 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
IPI concerned over closure of "La Libre Afrique" and suspects political motives
18 May 2001
Haiti
IAPA seeks protection for judge in case of murdered journalist
18 May 2001
India
CPJ requests probe results in BSF attack on journalists
18 May 2001
Mali
Public television director sentenced to one month in prison for defamation
17 May 2001
Argentina
Radio studios set on fire
17 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM media update for the week of 5 to 11 May 2001
17 May 2001
Austria
Journalists condemn government over threat to jail investigative reporters
17 May 2001
Bangladesh
Journalists threatened in two district towns
17 May 2001
Venezuela
Journalists called "pirates" by president
17 May 2001
Spain
IPI condemns bomb attack on journalist
17 May 2001
Paraguay
Journalist receives death threat
17 May 2001
Ethiopia
Two journalists freed, two still detained
17 May 2001
South Korea
IPI concerned over ongoing attempts to muzzle independent press's critical voice
16 May 2001
Iran
Journalist Akbar Ganji's sentence reduced on appeal
16 May 2001
Ukraine
Authorities "shed light on" journalist Georgiy Gongadze's assassination
16 May 2001
Israel
Army weekly suspended
16 May 2001
Panama
Journalist's defamation trial scheduled to start
16 May 2001
Spain
CPJ calls for thorough investigation into attack on Basque journalist
16 May 2001
South Africa
Judge declines to issue warrant for journalist's arrest
16 May 2001
Israel
Journalist injured in Ramallah
16 May 2001
Zimbabwe
Editor charged with criminal defamation for a second time in one month
16 May 2001
Spain
Journalist injured in parcel bomb attack
16 May 2001
Swaziland
MPs demand return of Media Council
16 May 2001
Pakistan
Photographer beaten by police officers
16 May 2001
Equatorial Guinea
Press association president detained at airport
15 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
Hate speech in Belgrade daily
15 May 2001
Iran
400 cybercafes closed
15 May 2001
Belarus
RSF seeks answers in disappearance of cameraman Dmitri Zavadski
15 May 2001
Zimbabwe
Community newspapers under attack
15 May 2001
South Africa
Photographer will not testify in Pagad trial
15 May 2001
China
Two dissidents detained for articles published on the Internet
15 May 2001
Côte d'Ivoire
Two journalists sentenced to three months' imprisonment for defamation
15 May 2001
Italy
Journalists demand new rules after Italian elections
15 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Newspaper prohibited from publishing
14 May 2001
Bangladesh
News editor stabbed
14 May 2001
Chile
Court halts attack against freedom of expression
14 May 2001
Ethiopia
Court orders release of journalists imprisoned for more than three years; journalist jailed; new charges filed against others
14 May 2001
Zimbabwe
Information minister lashes out at independent media
14 May 2001
China
Shenzhen authorities ban Guangzhou newspaper
14 May 2001
Bangladesh
Four correspondents threatened
14 May 2001
Iran
Twenty-three journalists now behind bars
14 May 2001
Sri Lanka
Criminal defamation case against editor to go forward
14 May 2001
Spain
WAN condemns ETA attacks on media
14 May 2001
Swaziland
CPJ denounces crackdown on two independent papers
14 May 2001
Morocco
Issue of Spanish weekly banned
11 May 2001
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian president pledges justice in Kopanja murder attempt
11 May 2001
India
Troops attack journalists at a civilian funeral in Kashmir
11 May 2001
Zimbabwe
Preliminary findings of press freedom delegation to Zimbabwe
11 May 2001
South Africa
Photojournalist subpoenaed by Directorate of Special Operations
11 May 2001
Iran
New reformist publication banned
11 May 2001
Italy
Candidates asked to commit themselves to upholding the independence and pluralism of audio-visual information
11 May 2001
Algeria
Photographer arrested
11 May 2001
India
Thirteen media professionals beaten by paramilitary forces in Kashmir
11 May 2001
Haiti
Investigation into assassination of journalist Jean Dominique impeded again
10 May 2001
International
Press freedom success stories to be featured at World Newspaper Congress
10 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM media update for the week of 28 April to 4 May 2001
10 May 2001
Zambia
Reporter assaulted by police and suspected ruling party supporters
10 May 2001
Swaziland
Journalist interrogated, MISA condemns banning of media
10 May 2001
International
New charter on broadcasting and democracy
10 May 2001
Guinea
Journalist arrested and beaten by police
10 May 2001
Hungary
RSF concerned over ruling party's pressure on media
10 May 2001
International
Resolutions adopted by Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organizations in Windhoek, Namibia, on 6 May 2001
9 May 2001
China
Uighur historian and writer sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment
9 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
CPJ urges greater protection and independence for journalists in Serbia
9 May 2001
Swaziland
Government asked to review decision to ban newspaper and magazine
9 May 2001
Zimbabwe
Freelance photographers arrested
9 May 2001
Colombia
Two radio journalists resign over government censorship
9 May 2001
Cambodia
World Press Freedom Day celebrated in Cambodia
8 May 2001
Colombia
Journalist Yesid Marulanda killed in Cali
8 May 2001
Peru
CCN accuses Telefónica Multimedia of seeking to restrict freedom of expression
8 May 2001
Zimbabwe
Journalist assaulted
8 May 2001
Indonesia
Correction: Anti-communist alliance threatens to "sweep up" leftist books
8 May 2001
Cuba
Cyber dissident threatened with seven-year jail term
8 May 2001
Bangladesh
Photojournalist briefly abducted
8 May 2001
International
Book tracing history of press freedom published
8 May 2001
Costa Rica
Inauguration of exhibit on "La Nación" newspaper
8 May 2001
Swaziland
Two private newspapers suspended
7 May 2001
Bangladesh
Journalist escapes kidnapping attempt
7 May 2001
Ecuador
Reporter sentenced in contentious case, judges face disciplinary measures
7 May 2001
Bangladesh
Attacks against journalists continue
7 May 2001
Argentina
IAPA declares "permanent watch" over tax on press
7 May 2001
Nigeria
Journalist killed
7 May 2001
Colombia
Journalists target of violence in Tumaco
7 May 2001
Syria
RSF calls for restrictions on journalist Nizar Nayyouf to be lifted
7 May 2001
Syria
Journalist Nizar Nayouf released from prison
4 May 2001
Colombia
Journalist and spokesperson for Bogotá Mayor's Office injured in attack
4 May 2001
Côte d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso community's newspaper authorised to publish again
4 May 2001
South Africa
Subpoenaed photojournalist
4 May 2001
International
Journalists alarmed as assassinations accelerate
4 May 2001
Colombia
Attack against weekly publication
4 May 2001
Indonesia
Gangsters attack newspaper offices over reports on gambling
4 May 2001
Indonesia
Reporter attacked in court and threatened
4 May 2001
Colombia
Journalist killed
4 May 2001
Cuba
IAPA reiterates commitment to freedom of expression and the press
4 May 2001
Indonesia
Anti-communist alliance threatens to "sweep up" leftist books
4 May 2001
Indonesia
Photographer and reporter attacked by political activists
4 May 2001
Pakistan
Photographer arrested for providing photograph to AFP
3 May 2001
Azerbaijan
World Press Freedom Day conference in Azerbaijan
3 May 2001
International
IFJ says ten-year death toll tops 1,000 journalists and media workers, warns of new threats from global media corporations
3 May 2001
Bangladesh
Review of press freedom violations in Bangladesh
3 May 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 21 to 27 April 2001
3 May 2001
Nepal
Government prevents broadcast of Nepalese programmes via satellite
3 May 2001
International
"Insult" laws a colonial hangover that haunts Africa's press, says WPFC in a World Press Freedom Day statement
3 May 2001
Liberia
Information Ministry orders censorship of coverage of civil war
3 May 2001
Iran
CPJ receives message from imprisoned journalist
3 May 2001
International
WPFC chairman participates in discussion on "Fighting Racism and Promoting Diversity: The Role of the Free Press"
3 May 2001
Azerbaijan
JuHI and IPI ANC joint statement on World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2001
International
CJFE marks tenth anniversary of Windhoek Declaration
3 May 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Journalists persecuted in south-west of country
3 May 2001
International
CPJ names ten enemies of the press
3 May 2001
International
SEEMO concerned about position of journalists and media in South East Europe
3 May 2001
Thailand
TJA statement on World Press Freedom Day
2 May 2001
West Africa
WAJA congratulates journalists for strides made in sub region
2 May 2001
International
In many countries silence is preferred to the truth, IPI notes on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
2 May 2001
Mexico
Editor and reporter charged
2 May 2001
China
U.S.-based Chinese scholar Gao Zhan charged with espionage
2 May 2001
Russia
Controls on Russian media might have far-reaching effect
2 May 2001
Colombia
Journalist's murder believed to have been linked to his critical reports
2 May 2001
Colombia
IAPA condemns journalist's assassination, another journalist attacked
1 May 2001
Kuwait
"Al-Tadamon al-Arabi wal-Douali" magazine banned
1 May 2001
Russia
CPJ concerned about Gazprom-Media takeover of news outlets
1 May 2001
Kenya
Police summoned over raid at Citizen
1 May 2001
Argentina
IAPA calls for tax on press to be lifted
1 May 2001
International
Message from IAPA president on World Press Freedom Day
1 May 2001
International
Correction: Freedom House survey finds Internet freer than traditional media
1 May 2001
International
Correction: Freedom House annual report states that global press freedom improved
1 May 2001
Burkina Faso
IFJ protests journalists' imprisonment
1 May 2001
Chile
Yet another legal action launched against daily "El Metropolitano"
1 May 2001
International
WiPC honours three journalists on World Press Freedom Day
30 April 2001
Colombia
Communist party journalist assassinated
30 April 2001
Côte d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso community's newspaper suspended
30 April 2001
China
Web dissident sentenced
30 April 2001
Syria
Journalist Nizar Nayouf enters second week of hunger strike
30 April 2001
New Zealand
Parliamentary speaker lifts ban on reporter
30 April 2001
International
Freedom House survey finds Internet freer than traditional media
30 April 2001
International
Freedom House annual report states that global press freedom improved
30 April 2001
Kenya
Government gives "reasons" for closure of TV/radio station
27 April 2001
South Africa
Journalists threatened with death if they testify in murder case
27 April 2001
Argentina
IAPA concerned about press freedom abuses in two provinces
27 April 2001
Ethiopia
Journalist disappears, another detained in a secret place
27 April 2001
Kenya
Police crackdown on private press: radio and television stations closed, two journalists arrested
27 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Reporter sues information minister and newspaper
27 April 2001
Yemen
Human rights newspaper banned
27 April 2001
Israel
Legal commentator for "Maariv" newspaper dismissed
27 April 2001
International
Council of Europe does not adopt sanctions against Ukraine
26 April 2001
Peru
Two journalists attacked
26 April 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Two journalists from the daily "L'Avenir" assaulted in Kinshasa
26 April 2001
China
Wave of repression against web dissidents
26 April 2001
Canada
Photographer detained for three days
26 April 2001
Haiti
Three radio stations attacked
26 April 2001
Kenya
Radio station shut down, proprietor charged in court
26 April 2001
Israel
CPJ protests wounding of journalist in Gaza
26 April 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 14 to 20 April 2001
26 April 2001
International
WPFC distressed over joint statement by three international rapporteurs on freedom of expression recently submitted to UNHCHR Mary Robinson
26 April 2001
Iran
Journalist believed to have been transferred to another detention facility, serious concerns for his health and well-being
26 April 2001
Belarus
ARTICLE 19 highlights freedom of expression violations in letter to OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
26 April 2001
West Africa
Monitoring violations of media freedom in West Africa
25 April 2001
Azerbaijan
Journalists attacked, harassed and arrested
25 April 2001
Bangladesh
CPJ alarmed by attacks against journalists
25 April 2001
Chile / Costa Rica
WPFC files briefs at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
25 April 2001
Kenya
Journalist arrested
25 April 2001
Burma
San San Nweh allowed to visit her family for three hours in Rangoon
25 April 2001
Syria
Journalist Nizar Nayyouf on renewed hunger strike, imminent death feared
25 April 2001
Peru
Journalist attacked
25 April 2001
Chile
Senate approves new Press Law
25 April 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Police illegally confine journalists at Kinshasa/N'Djili airport
25 April 2001
Algeria
RSF urges Algerian parliamentarians to reject the Penal Code reform bill
24 April 2001
Thailand
CPJ calls for prosecution of journalist's killers
24 April 2001
Ethiopia
Journalist disappears during riots
24 April 2001
New Zealand
Newspaper licensing threatened, senior journalist banned from parliament
24 April 2001
Georgia
ARTICLE 19 memorandum on draft changes to the Law on Communications and the Post relating to Licensing
24 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Probe into journalists' abduction and torture hits snag
24 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Minister renews attack on independent press
24 April 2001
Russia / International
RSF asks the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly to sanction Russia
24 April 2001
Chad
Authorities bar political programmes on private radio stations ahead of presidential election
24 April 2001
International
African refugees speaking out face persecution
24 April 2001
International
Forum on Communications Declaration submitted to the Peoples' Summit of the Americas
24 April 2001
Iran
Another journalist behind bars
24 April 2001
Bangladesh
Journalist killed, another loses a leg in assassination attempt
24 April 2001
Algeria
Journalists demonstrate against Penal Code defamation provision reforms
23 April 2001
Chile
Congress repeals "disrespect" statute
23 April 2001
International
IAPA, IACHR call on governments to protect press freedom, combat crimes against journalists
23 April 2001
Costa Rica
WPFC praises Costa Rican reform initiative
23 April 2001
Chile
New Press Law does not eradicate "desacato" ("insult") provisions
23 April 2001
Ethiopia
Vendors briefly detained, barred from selling newspapers and magazines
23 April 2001
Peru
Hermes Rivera Guerrero regains his freedom
23 April 2001
Bangladesh
Journalist shot
23 April 2001
Peru
Journalist attacked in Soritor
23 April 2001
Bangladesh
Newspaper office attacked, journalists assaulted and threatened
23 April 2001
Peru
Former governor attacks journalist in Rioja
23 April 2001
Israel
Journalist wounded in the Gaza Strip
23 April 2001
South Africa
FXI condemns legal action against editor
20 April 2001
International
Summit of the Americas: RSF and FPJQ analyse press freedom situation
20 April 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Journalist Jean-Luc Kinyongo Saleh's trial begins in Kinshasa
20 April 2001
International
Summit of the Americas: FPJQ, CJFE and RSF ask for freedom of expression resolutions
20 April 2001
China
Fourth web dissident arrested by the police
20 April 2001
Russia
IPI concerned over silencing of independent media
20 April 2001
Morocco
Islamic newspaper's Internet site blocked
20 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Information minister fails to gag weekly paper
20 April 2001
Singapore
CPJ alarmed by move to restrict foreign broadcasters
19 April 2001
Sri Lanka
Six months after the murder of journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan, RSF queries President Kumaratunga
19 April 2001
Iran
RSF calls for adoption of resolution condemning Iran at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
19 April 2001
Peru
Journalist pardoned
19 April 2001
Senegal
Journalist beaten by ruling party activists
19 April 2001
Chile
Deputies approve Press Law and eliminate criminal liability for press offences
19 April 2001
Singapore
New law seen as censorship threat to foreign broadcasting
19 April 2001
Russia
RSF "deeply upset" over use of force in NTV takeover
18 April 2001
Americas / Canada / International
Summit of the Americas: FPJQ creates a committee to monitor press freedom
18 April 2001
Colombia
Two journalists declared "military targets" by guerrillas
18 April 2001
Sri Lanka
U.S. journalist wounded, government threatens additional restrictions on foreign correspondents
18 April 2001
Turkey
Hunger strikes in jails and economic crisis: press still silenced
18 April 2001
Kazakhstan
Criminal defamation charges against editor dropped, but harassment of journalists continues
17 April 2001
Chile
Ratification of Press Law will eliminate all charges against journalist
17 April 2001
Russia
Attack against the director of Media Most group's publishing house
17 April 2001
Ukraine
License of radio station that rebroadcasts BBC revoked ten days before vote on the exclusion of Ukraine from the Council of Europe
17 April 2001
Argentina
Police apathetic about assault against photojournalist
17 April 2001
Sri Lanka
CPJ concerned for detained journalist
17 April 2001
Guatemala
Series of death threats issued against the president and journalists from "elPeriódico"
17 April 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 7 to 13 April 2001
16 April 2001
China
Chinese diplomatic mission in Geneva threatens foreign press
16 April 2001
Sudan
Director of "The Khartoum Monitor" arrested
16 April 2001
Ghana
Defeated NDC government attempts to muzzle free speech
16 April 2001
Kyrgyzstan
Parliament may abolish criminal libel, decision to free journalist reversed
16 April 2001
Lebanon
CPJ protests continued harassment of journalist
16 April 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM?s media update for the week of 31 March to 6 April 2001
16 April 2001
Bulgaria
IFJ condemns political interference at Bulgarian National Radio as court backs journalists
16 April 2001
Sri Lanka
Journalist receives death threat after reporting on rape of two Tamil women
12 April 2001
Argentina
Verdict against journalist cause for concern
12 April 2001
South Africa
FXI responds to controversy over Max Du Preez's comments on President Mbeki
12 April 2001
Cuba
CPJ calls for release of Cuban journalist under house arrest
12 April 2001
South Africa
FXI statement regarding Constitutional Court decision on Russell Mababolo case
12 April 2001
Algeria
Two journalists sentenced to six months? imprisonment
12 April 2001
Russia
RSF compiles list of press freedom violations in Russia
12 April 2001
Sudan
BBC correspondent arrested
12 April 2001
Guinea-Bissau
Army threatens journalists: "In case of war, Radio Bombolom FM will be the first target," says officer
12 April 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Second journalist imprisoned in Matadi in one week
12 April 2001
International
IFJ condemns secrecy in Americas' Trade Talks
12 April 2001
Iran
Twenty journalists behind bars
11 April 2001
Thailand
Radio station director murdered
11 April 2001
Peru
Journalists fear that the appointment of an ex-police officer as prefect endangers them and press freedom in Huaraz
11 April 2001
Mauritania
RFI and RMC Middle East correspondent forbidden from working
11 April 2001
South Africa
ANC criticises newspaper report on Mbeki
11 April 2001
Colombia
Journalist mistreated by officers from the National Penitentiary Institute
11 April 2001
Morocco
Islamic weekly seized again
11 April 2001
South Korea
RSF is concerned by tax probe's effects on information pluralism
10 April 2001
Colombia
Trial in connection to journalist's assassination takes a new direction
10 April 2001
Iran
Appeal for release of journalist one year after jailing
10 April 2001
Zimbabwe
ZBC restructuring under discussion
10 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Government tightens grip on rural media
10 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Civic groups say Broadcasting Services Act gives minister excessive powers
10 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe press union opposes foreign control of local media
10 April 2001
Burma
Appaling conditions for jailed journalists San San Nweh and U Win Tin
9 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Possible state of emergency declaration threatens independent media
9 April 2001
Zimbabwe
MP and editors denounce new Broadcasting Services Bill
9 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Minister comments on guidelines for proposed Freedom of Information Bill
9 April 2001
Fiji
Police charges against journalists to be withdrawn, say prosecutors
9 April 2001
Chile
Senator attacks daily that he filed a complaint against under "insult" law
9 April 2001
International
Iranian publisher and Uzbek novelist to receive 2001 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards
6 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Minister defends Broadcasting Services Act
6 April 2001
Azerbaijan
Journalist assaulted by police
6 April 2001
Guatemala
IAPA concerned over repeated attacks on journalists and the media
6 April 2001
United States
Editor and publisher face criminal defamation charges
6 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Editor and journalists charged with criminal defamation
6 April 2001
International
AMARC concerned over FTAA's impact on communications sector
6 April 2001
Chile
Complaint filed with the IACHR against Chile for its use of "insult" law
6 April 2001
Somalia
Newspaper editor released
6 April 2001
Sri Lanka
CPJ requests information on journalist's murder
5 April 2001
Bangladesh
RSF protests attacks by BNP party activists against media professionals
5 April 2001
Somalia
Journalist detained for reporting on women sentenced to death for homosexuality
5 April 2001
South Africa
New agency could threaten press freedom
5 April 2001
Burkina Faso
Special briefing on Zongo affair on CPJ website
(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 4 April 2001 CPJ press release:
5 April 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
ANEM's media update for the week of 24 to 30 March 2001
5 April 2001
Zimbabwe
High Court bars newspaper from reporting on story
5 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Broadcasting Services Bill passed into law
4 April 2001
Venezuela
Law that would regulate media ethics proposed by member of parliament
4 April 2001
Venezuela
Journalist said to be linked to Colombian guerrilla group
4 April 2001
Syria
Three journalists remain imprisoned; poet describes prison conditions and torture
4 April 2001
Venezuela
President attacks editor
4 April 2001
Costa Rica
IAPA urges government to reform legislation that grants special protection to public officials
4 April 2001
Russia
Gazprom completes NTV takeover
4 April 2001
Liberia
Four jailed journalists freed
3 April 2001
Haiti
RSF releases report on the investigation into journalist Jean Dominique's murder
3 April 2001
Georgia
Weekly newspaper target of intimidation campaign
3 April 2001
Belarus
Government gears up for election repression
3 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Journalist barred from covering ZANU-PF election
3 April 2001
Zimbabwe
Minister sues "The Daily News"
3 April 2001
China
More scholars behind bars
3 April 2001
Serbia / Montenegro
B92 film takes festival prize
2 April 2001
Bangladesh
Journalists and photographers assaulted by police and opposition party activists
2 April 2001
Ethiopia
Daily newspaper closes
2 April 2001
Argentina
IAPA calls on authorities to investigate threat against journalist
2 April 2001
Guatemala
RSF concerned over threats against three "El Periódico" journalists
2 April 2001
Democratic Republic of Congo
Journalist imprisoned in Matadi
2 April 2001
Luxembourg
Journalist's conviction set aside by European Court of Human Rights
2 April 2001
Tunisia
Nine organisations urge European institutions to respond to human rights violations in Tunisia
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