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Alerts - 2002 - October-December

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Sudan

Daily newspaper banned, editions of two others fail to appear

Argentina

Police officer convicted for participating in journalist's murder

(PERIODISTAS/IFEX) - On 23 December 2002, former province of Buenos Aires police chief Alberto "La Liebre" Gomez was sentenced to life in prison after being found responsible for laying the necessary groundwork for the kidnapping and murder of photojournalist José Luis Cabezas. Cabezas, a photojournalist for the weekly "Noticias", was found murdered on 25 January 1997 in the city of Pinamar.

International

Fatal attacks on the media claim 46 lives in 2002, says CJFE annual report

Jordan

Activist jailed after writing article about prison conditions

Syria

Bureau chief of pan-Arab daily arrested

Mexico

Morelos state Public Prosecutor's Office summons journalists

Afghanistan

Director of weekly "Farda" released

Ethiopia

Journalist assaulted by police

Armenia

Prominent television chief assassinated

Vietnam

Human Rights Watch condemns government crackdown on democracy advocates

Bolivia

IAPA criticises position taken by House of Representatives against daily

Haiti

Gunmen attack radio station director

Kenya

Broadcasting station refuses to broadcast opposition party commercials

Russia

CPJ condemns journalist's imprisonment on anniversary of verdict

International

IFJ calls for new safety culture after 67 journalists and media staff killed in 2002

Colombia

RSF releases report on the state of press freedom in Arauca department

France

Court bars television station from broadcasting footage of trial

Israel

Government orders Arab weekly's closure

Bangladesh

Human rights activist Priscilla Raj released, government delays journalist Saleem Samad's release

Guinea

Journalist arrested in Conakry

Afghanistan

Director of weekly "Farda" arrested

Kuwait

French television journalist dies from injuries sustained while covering military exercises

Sudan

Three newspapers seized by state security police

Argentina

Mayor and former president's bodyguards assault journalist

Argentina

Media director detained

Nepal

Journalist kidnapped and killed

Peru

Former politician assaults journalists

Zambia

ZNBC Amendment Bill passes second reading in Parliament

Bangladesh

RSF calls for the release of journalist and human rights activist

Argentina

Municipal official threatens to kill journalist

Hong Kong (China)

Proposed Hong Kong law severely threatens free expression, says Freedom House report

Palestine / Israel

Border police beat Agence France-Presse photographer

Afghanistan

Civil society representatives call for strong constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression

Afghanistan

Plans under way for the establishment of an independent journalists' union

Lesotho

Newspaper sued by private company

Colombia

Explosion at RCN radio station's office in Valledupar

Colombia

Judicial proceedings against journalist Jaime Garzón's alleged killers continue

Senegal

Journalist hospitalised following assault by police

Nepal

CEHURDES welcomes two journalists' release

Bangladesh

CPJ condemns journalists' arrests

Cuba

RSF publishes report on repression of independent media

Venezuela

Call for journalist's arrest thwarted

Dominican Republic

Journalist arrested

Burkina Faso

Four years of impunity for the killers of journalist Norbert Zongo

Spain

Police defuse parcel bomb at "El País" newsroom

Democratic Republic of Congo

Two radio journalists released in rebel-held zone

Peru

Journalist's release leaves just one print journalist in prison

Tonga

Journalists jailed in 1996 win damages from government

Bangladesh

Reuters journalist arrested

China

Chinese official denies Internet jailings

Kazakhstan

Mysterious death of journalist's daughter under investigation by Canadian coroners

Australia

Court decision jeopardises freedom of expression on the Internet

Uzbekistan

Journalist missing

Bangladesh

Two more local journalists arrested

Kenya

On eve of upcoming election, Human Rights Watch calls on new leadership to enforce right to freedom of expression

Mozambique

Former colleagues of murdered journalist Carlos Cardoso testify

Central African Republic

Director of private daily "Le Citoyen" threatened with imminent arrest

Georgia

Journalist arrested and detained, others assaulted

Bangladesh

Two foreign journalists deported

Mexico

Protection of journalists' sources threatened

Italy

IFJ calls for action to protect newspapers' editorial independence

Eritrea

Journalist detained

Venezuela

Television stations under attack by government supporters as violence continues

Colombia

Cúcuta radio station target of bomb attack

Lesotho

Police denies newspaper's request for information

International

The World Trade Organisation should respect freedom of expression and information, say OSCE, UN and OAS freedom of expression representatives

International

Reporter's appeal upheld

International

Press freedom organisations issue resolutions at November 2002 meeting

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED publishes annual report: 33 journalists arrested in the DRC in 2002

China

Proposed anti-subversion legislation threatens freedom of expression

Japan

RSF repeats its call for reform of official press club system

Liberia

Government releases jailed editor into U.S. custody

International

PEN announces year-long freedom of expression and impunity campaign

International

Russian journalist Grigory Pasko wins 2002 RSF-Fondation de France Prize

China

College student missing after posting essays on-line

Democratic Republic of Congo

Radio Maendeleo closed, two journalists arrested and detained in Bukavu

Venezuela

CPJ concerned about attacks against journalists

Malawi

Journalist assaulted

Colombia

Two journalists threatened in Galapa

Botswana

Journalists attacked by university students

Sri Lanka

Politician's thugs assault three journalists

Haiti

Seven journalists take refuge in Port-au-Prince

Cambodia

IFJ concerned over attack on journalist

International

Journalists and press freedom groups launch global campaign for news safety

France

German television journalists sue French mayor who assaulted them

Haiti

One year of impunity in the murder of journalist Brignol Lindor

Honduras

Hospital director dismissed after publishing column criticising government

Bangladesh

Journalists transferred to Dhaka central prison

Venezuela

Journalists attacked, street clashes put media on the frontline

Egypt

Authorities withdraw distribution ban on Lebanese literary and cultural review

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist released, another to remain imprisoned for another three months

Chile

Court orders seizure of biographical book

Zimbabwe

State drops charges against journalists from "The Standard"

Pakistan

Pakistan fails to guarantee access to information, says ARTICLE 19

Cameroon

Editorial cartoonist attacked at police check point

Rwanda

Journalist released after six years' imprisonment

Burma

Detained journalist U Win Tin transferred again to Rangoon general hospital

Papua New Guinea

Journalist taken to police station, assaulted and threatened

Sri Lanka

Newspaper offices attacked and destroyed

Slovakia

Prosecutor's office threatens to pursue action for criminal libel against journalist

Egypt

"Politically motivated" verdict overturned

Mozambique

CPJ launches special web coverage of Cardoso murder trial

Colombia

Court overturns sections of decree mandating foreign press restrictions

Mexico

Journalists from "La Jornada" newspaper summoned and questioned about sources

Panama

Journalists accused of "crimes against honour"

Kenya

Journalists arrested, released

Haiti

CPJ concerned about recent attacks against journalists

Egypt

EOHR protests distribution ban on Lebanese literary and cultural review

Colombia

Radio station manager assassinated in Gigante, Huila

Guinea-Bissau

Portuguese television station RTP barred from broadcasting

Canada

CJFE calls for media to be allowed to attend preliminary hearing in murder trial

International

PFC publishes its annual report of activities

Ukraine

Parliament urged to take steps to end informal censorship of television news broadcasts

Kenya

FXI condemns harassment of South African journalists by Kenyan police

Belarus

Independent newspaper closed

Democratic Republic of Congo

Two journalists arrested and detained in Kinshasa

Nepal

Journalists file compensation claims for "illegal detention" during the state of emergency

Argentina

Journalist illegally detained at Winifreda police station

Bangladesh

Police arrest RSF correspondent and obstruct justice in earlier arrests

Argentina

Provincial legislator insults and attempts to assault journalist

Iraq

French television reporters prevented from filming

Colombia

Media outlets in Ocaña threatened

Egypt

Authorities censor literary review's issue on censorship

Bangladesh

Correction: Police arrest RSF correspondent and obstruct justice in earlier arrests

Russia / Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani journalist released in Moscow

Argentina

Journalists assaulted by governor's supporters

Namibia

Prosecutor general drops contempt charge against newspapers

Indonesia

CPJ urges reconsideration of broadcast bill

Zimbabwe

Information Ministry refuses to renew AFP bureau chief's work permit

Ukraine

IPI concerned about events surrounding journalist's death

Iran

Ayatollah orders reconsideration of death sentence handed down to academic Hashem Aghajari

Indonesia

Writer and academic Lesley McCulloch on trial in Aceh

Bangladesh

CPJ alarmed by journalists' arrests

Argentina

Gunshots fired in front of journalist's home

Argentina

Investigative television programme staff intimidated

Iran

European Union urged to act in defence of press freedom

Argentina

Journalists assaulted and threatened

Russia

CPJ welcomes President Putin's decision to veto controversial amendments

International

Belarusian Association of Journalists awarded 2003 Golden Pen of Freedom

Sri Lanka

Newspaper, journalists receive threatening telephone calls

Democratic Republic of Congo

Harassment of Canal Kin TV continues

Algeria

Press freedom is at the mercy of a lawless state, says RSF

Zambia

Government presents media bills to Parliament

Democratic Republic of Congo

Appeals Court judge reduces two journalists' prison sentences

Niger

Two journalists released

Russia / Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani journalist detained in Moscow

Bangladesh

British television crew arrested, RSF correspondent threatened

India

Journalist shot by member of religious sect dies of his injuries

International

Countries must uphold press freedom in face of terrorism, say speakers at IPI's "Ten Years in Vienna" celebrations

Nigeria

Fatwa issued against journalist, editor released

Haiti

Radio station partially torched, nine journalists threatened

Cuba

French journalist's material seized

Poland

IPI condemns legal persecution and harassment of publishing company

Nigeria

CPJ condemns Muslim leaders' issuing of fatwa on journalist

Indonesia

ARTICLE 19 and AJI release analysis of Anti-Terrorism Bill

International

IPI makes decisions on Watch List countries, announces new safety initiative

International

Press freedom deteriorates world-wide in 2002, says WAN

Democratic Republic of Congo

Voice of America radio correspondent threatened in Lubumbashi

Chechnya (Russia)

RSF protests authorities' efforts to censor foreign media coverage of the fighting in Chechnya and Russian "anti-terrorist operations"

Italy

Italian journalist in Paris risks imprisonment if he returns home

Nigeria

Newspaper editor arrested and detained

Zimbabwe

Supreme Court reserves judgment in media law challenge

Democratic Republic of Congo

Private television station closed for 20 hours in Kinshasa

Venezuela

Television crew attacked while covering opposition demonstration

Niger

Two journalists detained by police for past two days

Russia

IFJ condemns "censorship and wanton destruction" of television footage

Argentina

Former president Carlos Menem's supporters assault journalists

Pakistan

Ordinances restrict freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19

Nigeria

Explosion destroys newspaper's offices

Iraq

Daily newspaper "Babel" closed for one month

Nigeria

Newspaper's offices burned down by Islamic fundamentalists

Pakistan

Court overturns blasphemy conviction, journalist released after three years' imprisonment

Colombia

FLIP releases report on press freedom violations in October 2002

Cuba

Journalist Bernardo Arévalo Padrón has now been in prison for five years

Yemen

Journalist imprisoned for alleged "mental illness"

Philippines

ARTICLE 19 and CMFR warn that anti-terrorism bills threaten freedom of expression

Zimbabwe

Information minister verbally attacks private media

Indonesia

Photographer assaulted by police officers

Italy

Former prime minister convicted for ordering journalist murdered

Ukraine / Belarus

RSF offers independent expert to help investigation into journalist's disappearance

Indonesia

ARTICLE 19 and AJI release analysis of Indonesian broadcasting bill

Colombia

Bomb deactivated outside daily "La Opinión"

Ukraine

Body of journalist Mikhail Kolomiyets discovered

Togo

Weekly newspaper "Motion d'information" barred from publishing for past month

Namibia

Newspaper threatened with legal action, pressured to reveal sources

Venezuela

CPJ concerned about recent attacks on journalists

Venezuela / Colombia

IAPA deplores hostile climate against the press

Chile

CPJ concerned over court decision to uphold charges against television commentator

Central African Republic

French journalist expelled, radio stations censored, journalists threatened

Niger

Court upholds sentence against journalist

China

Seventeen IFEX members sign appeal protesting proposed national security law

Philippines

Broadcasting company closed

Poland

Government launches legal harassment campaign against independent newspaper

International

2002 Lorenzo Natali Prize winners announced

International

PEN Canada marks Day of the Imprisoned Writer

Colombia

Bomb explodes in front of RCN radio station studios in Cúcuta

Democratic Republic of Congo

Power supply cut off from "Le Potentiel" newspaper's printing facilities for past four months

Nepal

RSF urges United Nations to take an active role in defending human rights

Sierra Leone

Prominent editor jailed and newspaper banned

Nepal

CEHURDES condemns rebel attack on journalist

Zambia

Supreme Court dismisses contempt of court application against "The Monitor" newspaper

Nepal

CEHURDES denounces security forces' actions, editor released

Russia

CPJ urges Putin not to sign amendments into law

Sri Lanka

Journalist assaulted and arrested

Azerbaijan

Legal action launched against leading independent newspaper and journalists

Paraguay

"El Túnel" and "El Informante" programmes face campaign of harassment and intimidation

Colombia

Journalist still under threat, accepted into government protection programme

India

PEN concerned for the safety of journalist and human rights activist Lachit Bordoloi

Zimbabwe

CPJ mourns death of award-winning journalist

Mozambique

President's son to be interrogated about journalist's murder

Argentina

Television programme penalised for guest's comments

Jordan

Journalists released after 24 hours in detention

Nepal

Journalist arrested

Chile

Court confirms that television panelist should face charges under "insult" law

United Kingdom / Sudan

British government reverses decision to deport Sudanese writer

Afghanistan

RSF surveys the press freedom situation one year after the fall of the Taliban

Nepal

CPJ condemns editor's arrest

Iran

Academic's death sentence condemned

Indonesia

Two journalists assaulted

Dominican Republic

Court overturns conviction in case of journalist's assassination

Peru

Alleged assassin of American journalist captured

Sudan

Two journalists arrested, copies of three newspapers seized

Kazakhstan

Detained journalist begins hunger strike

Philippines

Media groups condemn increasing media repression in Negros Island

Sri Lanka

FMM concerned by government decision not to extend British journalist's work visa

East Timor / Indonesia

Two Indonesian military officers indicted for murder of Dutch journalist

Togo

Editor arrested and falsely accused of writing article

Vietnam

Cyber-dissident sentenced to four years' imprisonment

Vietnam

CPJ condemns four-year sentence for Internet essayist

Venezuela

Salvadoran journalist injured while covering unrest in Caracas

Tunisia

Journalist Abdallah Zouari released after court hearing

International

IAPA asks governments to respect press freedom

International

New World Bank report links economic development and a free press

Tajikistan

Three journalists forcibly conscripted, editor-in-chief receives death threat

Sri Lanka

British journalist's visa renewal request denied

Togo

Managing editor of "La Tribune du Peuple" arrested by police

United States

Journalist's phone records stolen

Ukraine

Journalist missing

Russia

IFJ condemns crackdown on media reporting of Chechen militants

Zambia

Opposition parties' private members' media bills blocked

Canada

Police seize television programme's news footage

Iran

Journalist Abdollah Nouri released but another journalist arrested

Albania

New evidence of harassment of media, newspaper receives surprise inspections

Kuwait

Government shuts down Al-Jazeera television office

Nepal

Six pro-Maoist journalists released

Pakistan

Press barred from quoting online newspaper "South Asia Tribune"

Russia

Regional media suffer in battle for power: the example of Penza

Nepal

CPJ welcomes journalists' release

Thailand

Officials seize community radio station's broadcasting equipment

Mozambique

First lady denies intimidating journalists

Bangladesh

Several journalists arrested and assaulted

Russia

RSF refers new anti-terrorist law to UN and Council of Europe

El Salvador

RSF concerned over bill that limits access to auditing agency's reports

China

WPFC concerned about implications for press freedom of proposals put forth for implementing Article 23 of the Basic Law

Chile

Law eliminates censorship of films

Argentina

Bill establishes mandatory licencing of journalists in Entre Ríos

International

ARTICLE 19 welcomes adoption of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa

Swaziland

Journalists assaulted, equipment seized

Romania

Proposed amendment to draft law threatens journalists' right not to disclose their sources

Zimbabwe

Government admits Section 80 of media bill is unconstitutional

Argentina

Journalist harassed and threatened by governor's wife

Colombia

RSF calls for new investigation in journalist Jaime Garzón's case

Burma

Two magazines banned

Kazakhstan

Human Rights Watch calls for open investigation of charges against journalist

Argentina

Journalists restrained and injured during demonstration

Italy

RSF asks Italian president to implement measures guaranteeing journalists' security

Colombia

Government hires prosecutors to handle crimes against journalists

Namibia

CPJ releases special report on Namibia

Nicaragua

Newspaper targeted, warning of more attacks against the media

Côte d'Ivoire

Opposition and foreign journalists targeted with impunity

Argentina

Journalist assaulted by police officer

Zimbabwe

Police officers threaten to shoot journalists

Zimbabwe

Intelligence officer restricts media's movement

Honduras

Journalists attacked and injured during demonstration

Liberia

President agrees to release journalist Hassan Bility

Australia

Investigative reporter attacked

Armenia

Independent journalist in stable condition following grenade attack, investigation opened

Colombia

Government restricts foreign press

Russia

Media faced government restrictions and pressure during coverage of hostage standoff

Kazakhstan

Harassment suspected in journalist's arrest on rape charge

Brazil

Newspaper newsroom raided

Colombia

Jaime Garzón murder case to be tried by a specialised court

Indonesia

"Serambi Indonesia" newspaper's vehicles burned by unidentified armed groups

Venezuela

Venezuelan Press Block condemns media bill

Zimbabwe

Journalists threatened

Morocco

Two journalists barred from leaving the country

Liberia

Military calls jailed editor "prisoner of war"

Iraq

IFJ calls on authorities to lift threat to expel foreign correspondents

Uzbekistan

CPJ releases special report on Uzbekistan

International

Pressure mounts on journalists as EU denounces human rights violations

Colombia

"El Colombiano" news crew detained by paramilitaries

Swaziland

Journalist stabbed to death

International

RSF publishes first press freedom index of its kind

Peru

Journalists assaulted by police

Mexico

Journalist dies after suspicious explosion at his apartment

Qatar

Jordanian journalist sentenced to death for "spying"

Zimbabwe

News crew arrested and detained, film confiscated

Malawi

Journalist, photographer assaulted

Armenia

Investigative journalist injured in grenade attack

Mexico

Eight journalists face arrest in Chihuahua state

Côte d'Ivoire

Detained French filmmaker released

International

Journalist should not have been banned from Francophone Summit, says CJFE

Zimbabwe

"Daily News" editor arrested and charged again

Mexico

IAPA condemns discrimination against newspaper through government advertising

Vietnam

Internet essayist's trial imminent

Malawi

Court censors media

Venezuela

Radio station target of bomb attack

International

CPJ to present 12th Annual International Press Freedom Awards

Nicaragua

Government shuts down radio station

South Africa

FXI welcomes changes to Broadcasting Amendment Bill

Zimbabwe

Amendment Bill set to strengthen repressive clauses in media law

United Kingdom / Sudan

Sudanese writer faces imminent deportation

Turkey / United States

PEN protests U.S. treatment of Turkish rights champion

China

Academics press for historian's release

Pakistan

Journalist shot dead

Lebanon

Court confirms closure of opposition radio and TV stations

International

IFJ announces shortlist of 16 journalists in line for Natali Prize awards

Nepal

Police officer allegedly involved in journalist Krishna Sen's murder receives "policeman of the year" award

Côte d'Ivoire

French filmmaker detained in Abidjan for past five days

Ecuador

Supreme Court acquits journalist Jorge Vivanco Mendieta

El Salvador

Health system bill would restrict the right to information

Malawi

Journalist threatened, another summoned for questioning

India

TV journalist killed in Manipur state

Indonesia

Arson attack on journalist's home

South Africa

South African Press Association offices robbed

Pakistan

High Court sets aside journalists' conviction in blasphemy case

Chile

Air Force officer files complaint against newspaper director

Sri Lanka

RSF urges PM to help move investigation forward on second anniversary of journalist Nimalarajan's murder

Democratic Republic of Congo

Lawyer of two imprisoned journalists abducted and tortured

Uganda

Journalist released on bail, "The Monitor" newspaper to re-open but case against journalists continues

Côte d'Ivoire

Offices of Radio Nostalgie ransacked

Cyprus

Police evict journalists from Turkish occupied area

South Africa

Last-minute amendment to controversial Broadcasting Amendment Bill lessens fears of government control of state broadcaster

Colombia

Journalists assaulted at Bucaramanga airport

Uruguay

Journalist receives death threats

Turkey

Three journalists face criminal charges for "insulting the army"

Zimbabwe

Media law to be amended

Côte d'Ivoire

Journalists increasingly at risk as military crisis continues; journalist reportedly kidnapped and released

Botswana

Journalist threatened

Colombia

FLIP releases report on press freedom violations in September 2002

International

Member countries of the Francophonie tolerate daily press freedom violations: RSF calls for the suspension of Equatorial Guinea, Laos, Tunisia and Vietnam

Turkey

Former editor sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison

China

Publisher Chen Ziming completes 13-year prison sentence

Moldova

Newspaper offices raided

International

Media prize awarded to leading Croatian journalist Denis Latin

Serbia / Montenegro

SEEMO welcomes media laws but fears delays in implementation; journalists prevented from reporting during pre-election period

Uganda

Charges filed against three "Monitor" editors, CPJ condemns raid on newspaper and radio station

Nepal

RSF issues report on journalist Krishna Sen's death in detention

Switzerland

Zurich offices of Kosovo newspaper "Bota Sot" targeted in failed bomb attack

Colombia

Attorney General's Office appeals ruling in case of journalist Carlos Lajud Catalán

Colombia

Journalists shot at in Medellín

Mexico

Civil society groups condemn presidential decree on radio and television legislation

Côte d'Ivoire

Three opposition newspapers' offices ransacked

Uganda

Journalist reportedly kidnapped following security forces' raid on newspaper's offices

Zimbabwe

Copies of "The Daily News" confiscated by National Youth Service conscripts

Nicaragua / Uruguay

IAPA welcomes bill opening access to information in Uruguay, decries increased penalties under insult law in Nicaragua

Palestine / Israel

Israeli authorities release two journalists; one remains in detention

Italy

Episode of satirical television series banned

Egypt

Appeal hearing date set for media worker sentenced to prison for posting poem on website

Uganda

Police raid offices of independent newspaper "The Monitor"

International

IPI concerned about intimidation and boycott threats made against independent Al-Jazeera satellite news network

Thailand

Communities seek access to broadcasting frequencies

Burma

Dissidents held for possession of banned newspapers

Swaziland

Police confiscates tape from privately-owned TV station

Kiribati

Government pushes through tough newspaper laws

Brazil

Journalist allegedly attacked and tortured, RSF calls for thorough investigations into recent attacks

Serbia / Montenegro

RSF meets with NATO leaders over bombing of RTS in 1999

Algeria

RSF urges European MPs to insist that Algeria respect human rights under EU association agreement

Nicaragua

Proposed legislation seeks to criminalise the offence of "insult" ("desacato")

Iran

CNN journalist denied visa

Thailand

Representatives of media organisations, editors come together to fight press freedom violations

Sudan

Journalist arrested and interrogated

Vietnam

New round of arrests and harassment of prominent dissidents threatens right to free expression

Nepal

Journalist assaulted, another journalist faces house arrest order

Argentina

Journalist's home target of bomb attack

Turkey

Free expression problems remain as European Union to assess Turkey's membership bid

Turkey

Final Supreme Court decision on Zeybek case to be heard on 16 October 2002

Papua New Guinea

Investigative reporter threatened and assaulted by soldier

Syria / France

Harassment and intimidation campaign against journalist Nizar Nayyouf's family continues; others accused of "issuing a publication that stirs national rifts"

Belarus

New law seriously restricts religious organisations' right to disseminate material

Greece

Journalists attacked over coverage of crackdown on November 17 terrorist group

Argentina

Court rules against journalist charged with libel

Mozambique

CPJ alarmed about case of murdered journalist; delivery of chickens seen as threat to reporters

Mexico

Journalist in Nuevo León faces defamation charges

Italy

Seven foreign correspondents receive death threats

Philippines

Journalists released

Democratic Republic of Congo

Three journalists arrested by RCD rebels

France

Break-in at Paris offices of Damocles Network

Brazil

RSF calls on authorities to end impunity in cases of murdered journalists

Colombia

Photojournalist assaulted in Cali

Serbia / Montenegro

ARTICLE 19 concerned over delayed implementation of new media laws

Taiwan

Magazine offices attacked

International

Journalists from Kazakhstan, Somalia win 2002 CJFE Press Freedom Awards

Cyprus

Opposition journalists released from prison; progress in case of journalist murdered in 1996

Canada

CJFE welcomes court ruling allowing two media organisations to join legal challenge in case against newspaper

Somalia

Journalists go on strike following government's introduction of harsh new media law

Argentina

Journalists attacked by presidential candidate's supporters

Kyrgyzstan / Uzbekistan

Journalist attacked by customs officers, another journalist's life in danger

Liberia

Journalist Hassan Bility still incommunicado

Iran

Head of official news agency summoned for reporting survey results

Chile

Journalist sued for libel, another faces intimidation

Pakistan

New defamation law threatens press freedom

Haiti

Two radio stations suspend broadcasting after threats

Iran

PEN alarmed by the sentencing of author, translator and barrister Nasser Zarafshan

International

International PEN protests abuses against writers

International

Journalist summoned to give evidence before International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia appeals judges' decision

Georgia

Police ransack TV station, threaten to kill journalist and her family

Namibia

President blasts national broadcaster on programming content

Sri Lanka

Journalists attacked by governing party supporters

Egypt

EOHR appeals for academic's release citing his failing health

Argentina

IPI condemns judge's decision to subpoena journalist's telephone records

El Salvador

Government audits classified under newly approved legislation

Brazil

Newspaper publisher killed

Democratic Republic of Congo

Imprisoned journalist transferred to Kinshasa hospital

South Africa

Court rules in favour of "Mail & Guardian" newspaper in defamation suit

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Killers of journalist Martin O'Hagan still unpunished one year after his death

Uganda

Rebels destroy radio station

Tunisia

Imprisoned Internet journalist attacked, prison conditions worsening

Philippines

TV reporter, cameraman reported missing, possibly kidnapped

International

Over fifty media workers killed so far in 2002

Colombia

Journalists' assassins convicted