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CPJ concerned about imprisoned journalists’ welfare

New York, November 12, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is extremely concerned about the lack of information regarding the situation of imprisoned Cuban journalists Mario Enrique Mayo Hernández, Adolfo Fernández Saínz, and Iván Hernández Carrillo, who began a hunger strike on October 18. A week after a failed attempt by a group of family…

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CPJ preocupado com situação dos jornalistas presos

Nova York, 12 de novembro de 2003 —O Comitê para a Proteção dos Jornalistas (CPJ) está muito preocupado com a falta de informações sobre a situação dos jornalistas cubanos presos Mario Enrique Mayo Hernández, Adolfo Fernández Saínz e Iván Hernández Carrillo, que começaram uma greve de fome em 18 de outubro. Uma semana depois que…

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Imprisoned journalists continue hunger strike

New York, October 29, 2003—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is concerned about the health of two imprisoned Cuban journalists who began a hunger strike on October 18 to protest the mistreatment of an imprisoned colleague. Mario Enrique Mayo Hernández and Adolfo Fernández Saínz, who are jailed at the Holguín Provincial Prison in eastern Cuba,…

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Jornalistas presos mantêm greve de fome

Nova York, 29 de outubro de 2003—O Comitê para a Proteção dos Jornalistas (CPJ) está preocupado com a saúde de dois jornalistas cubanos presos que se declararam em greve de fome em 18 de outubro como protesto pelos maus tratos a outro colega preso. Mario Enrique Mayo Hernández e Adolfo Fernández Saínz, que estão presos…

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CPJ Releases New Journalist Security Handbook

New York, October 29, 2003–The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today released an updated version of its journalist security handbook, titled “On Assignment: A Guide to Reporting in Dangerous Situations.” This new edition, which is available in hard copy and online (read or download PDF), draws on lessons learned in the most recent war in…

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CPJ concerned about journalists on hunger strike

New York, September 3, 2003— The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply concerned about disturbing new developments in Cuba’s ongoing incarceration of independent journalists. According to family members, two imprisoned journalists, Manuel Vázquez Portal and Normando Hernández González, joined other jailed dissidents at Boniato Prison in a hunger strike that began on Sunday, August…

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CPJ preocupado com a situação dos jornalistas em greve de fome

Nova York, 3 de setembro de 2003 ­ O Comitê para a Proteção dos Jornalistas (CPJ) está muito preocupado com os últimos acontecimentos envolvendo a prisão de jornalistas independentes cubanos. Segundo familiares, dois jornalistas presos, Manuel Vázquez Portal e Normando Hernández González, se uniram a outros dissidentes presos na penitenciária de Boniato e se declararam…

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CPJ alarmed by deteriorating health of journalist

New York, August 11, 2003—CPJ is alarmed by the deteriorating health of imprisoned journalist Oscar Espinosa Chepe, who was transferred last week to a military hospital in the capital, Havana. On Thursday, August 7, Espinosa Chepe became ill and was taken from a hospital in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba to the Finlay…

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CPJ alarmado com a deterioração do estado de saúde do jornalista cubano

Nova York, 11 de agosto de 2003 — O Comitê para a Proteção dos Jornalistas (CPJ) se encontra alarmado pela deterioração do estado de saúde do jornalista encarcerado Oscar Espinosa Chepe, que na semana passada foi trasladado para um hospital militar da capital, Havana. Na quinta-feira, 7 de agosto, Espinosa Chepe passou muito mal e…

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CPJ’S mission confirms dire situation for imprisoned journalists and their families

New York, July 18, 2003—Renowned Peruvian journalist Gustavo Gorriti traveled to Cuba last week on behalf of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and confirmed the dire situation for independent Cuban journalists and their families, who are suffering from harassment, humiliating prison conditions, and psychological pressures.

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