Cyprus
From the Communiqué
20 January 2010
Media executive slain
The chief executive officer of a leading Cypriot media company was shot dead on 11 January in the capital, Nicosia, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI).
29 May 2001
BOMB ATTACK ON OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER
An opposition newspaper in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has been targeted again, this time in a 24 May bomb attack, report the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).See all articles: Cyprus
Reports
5 March 2008
Freedom of the Press 2007: Cyprus 
Alerts
IPI condemns police pressure on publication in Northern Cyprus 8 November 2011 IFJ condemns attack against Turkish Cypriot journalist 11 July 2011 IPI condemns continuing violence against journalists in Northern Cyprus 24 May 2011 IFJ condemns brutal attack against journalist in northern Cyprus 8 April 2011 IPI condemns gun attack, death threat against Turkish-Cypriot journalist 3 March 2011 Media group CEO shot dead in Nicosia 13 January 2010 IFJ demands justice over 1996 targeted killing 22 May 2009 Criminal court accuses media of influencing public opinion in police trial 1 April 2009 Ultra-nationalists threaten writer, journalist over stories promoting tolerance, human rights 19 November 2007 Protestors threaten journalists over coverage of Kurdish matters 30 October 2007 Cartoonist-columnist for previously-harassed newspaper assaulted by nationalists 7 February 2007 Newspaper and editor charged with "insulting" attorney general 19 December 2006 Two French broadcast journalists detained for a day, fined for allegedly violating restricted military area 7 November 2006 Turkish Cypriot forces detain television team 30 August 2006 Turkish journalists barred from covering football match 29 July 2005 European Court of Human Rights cites Turkish authorities' failures in investigation into journalist's murder 4 April 2005 Turkish Cypriot editor continues to face legal harassment 28 October 2004 Offices of Turkish-Cypriot newspaper targeted in bomb attack 7 May 2004 Five journalists face heavy prison sentences for "insulting the army" 6 November 2003 IPI expresses concern over brutal attack on Turkish Cypriot journalist 23 October 2003 Journalist beaten up by members of ultra-nationalist Turkish Cypriot group 20 October 2003 Journalists threatened 6 October 2003 Turkish-Cypriot journalist prevented from moving freely 7 May 2003 Police evict journalists from Turkish occupied area 18 October 2002 Opposition journalists released from prison; progress in case of journalist murdered in 1996 7 October 2002 See all alerts: Cyprus
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