Release a relief, but CPJ troubled by U.S. message in Miller case
New York, September 30, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists is relieved that New York Times reporter Judith Miller has been freed after spending 85 days in a U.S. prison for refusing to disclose a confidential source. But CPJ is deeply troubled by the long-term damage that the federal prosecutor’s investigation has had on the free…
CPJ concerned about health of jailed journalist on hunger strike
Victor Rolando Arroyo New York, September 23, 2005—The Committee to P rotect Journalists is concerned about the health of jailed independent journalist Víctor Rolando Arroyo who went on hunger strike two weeks ago and is now in the prison hospital, his sister Blanca Arroyo told CPJ. Arroyo refused food to protest mistreatment at the Guantánamo…
Mexico’s Fox to seek special prosecutor to fight crimes against free expression
New York, September 15, 2005—Mexican President Vicente Fox said today he will ask his nation’s attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate crimes against free expression, a commitment made after a series of deadly attacks against journalists in Mexico’s northern states. Meeting with a delegation from the Committee to Protect Journalists at the…
Arson attack on newspaper and two radio stations
New York, September 12, 2005 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns yesterday’s arson attack on the offices of daily Diário de Marília and sister radio stations Diário FM and Dirceu AM in the city of Marilia, in the state of São Paulo. José Ursílio, Diário de Marília’s editor in chief, declined to speculate who…
Two journalists detained
Editor’s note: The original text of this alert has been changed to clarify Pina’s relationship with Lavalas. New York, September 12, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed concern at the arrest on Friday of a U.S. filmmaker and a Haitian reporter who were covering a police search in the capital Port-au-Prince. Kevin Pina, a filmmaker…
HAITI
SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 Kevin Pina, KPFA Jean Ristil, Associated Press IMPRISONED A U.S. filmmaker and a Haitian reporter who were covering a police search in the capital Port-au-Prince were arrested. Kevin Pina, a filmmaker and correspondent with “Flashpoints,” a California-based radio show produced by station KPFA Berkeley , and Jean Ristil,…
Reporters face police violence and restrictions in Katrina aftermath
New York, September 9, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by police violence against reporters in New Orleans and attempts by the authorities to restrict coverage of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. U.S. and international media outlets have complained of attacks on staff and the confiscation of film of shoot-outs between police and looters…
HAITI
JULY 14, 2005 Posted: September 2, 2005 Jacques Roche, Le Matin KILLED–UNCONFIRMED Roche, cultural editor with the Port-au-Prince-based daily Le Matin who was kidnapped on July 10, was found dead four days later in a slum in Haiti’s capital. His body was handcuffed, riddled with bullets, and mutilated, according to international press reports. The Committee…