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Paramilitary Groups Attacks Press in Indonesia

April 19, 1999 His Excellency Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie President, Republic of Indonesia Office of the President Bina Graha, Jalan Veteran No. 17 Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by the attacks against journalists working in East Timor that have accompanied the sharp escalation of violence in the province…

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118 Journalists Imprisoned in 25 Countries

Washington, D.C., March 25 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported today in its annual worldwide study of press freedom that at least 118 journalists were in prison in 25 countries at the end of 1998, and 24 journalists in 17 countries were murdered during the year in reprisal for their reporting.

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HABIBIE SAYS PRESS FREEDOM IS HERE TO STAY International Press Institute Delegation Assured by President

JAKARTA – May 14,1999 — Indonesian President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie reaffirmed his government’s commitment to press freedom today during a wide-ranging discussion with a delegation from the International Press Institute. The President also agreed to drop a long-standing requirement that foreign journalists visiting Indonesia obtain special journalists’ visas as a requirement of entry into the…

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CPJ and the World

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Nigeria’s Journalists Eye Abubakar with Skepticism

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Bowing to International Pressure, Cameroon’s President Pardons Pius Njawe

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Bringing Back a Legend: Tempo Magazine Reopens in Jakarta

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Reformasi on the Air: Indonesia’s New Political Climate Spawns a Radio Format

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1998 Press Freedom Awards – Announcement

The CPJ International Press Freedom Awards honor journalists who have courageously provided independent news coverage and viewpoints in the face of arrest, imprisonment, violence against them and their families, and threats of death. The following five journalists will receive the 1998 CPJ International Press Freedom Awards from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in ceremonies…

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