Russia: CPJ protests Grigory Pasko conviction
July 20,1999 His Excellency Boris Yeltsin President of the Russian Federation Via Fax: 011 7 095 206 5173; 206 6277 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is greatly troubled by today’s conviction of Russian military journalist Grigory Pasko for providing allegedly classified information to Japanese media about the Pacific Fleet’s hazardous handling of…
CPJ Expresses Dismay Over Goktepe Verdict
May 5, 1999 His Excellency Selcuk Oztek Minister of Justice Adalet Bakanligi 06659 Ankara, Turkey Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply dismayed by yesterday’s verdict in the retrial of 11 police officers accused in the January 1996 murder of Metin Goktepe, a journalist with the leftist daily Evrensel. The Afyon court’s decision…
CPJ Expresses Dismay Over Goktepe Verdict
May 5, 1999 His Excellency Selcuk Oztek Minister of Justice Adalet Bakanligi 06659 Ankara, Turkey Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is deeply dismayed by yesterday’s verdict in the retrial of 11 police officers accused in the January 1996 murder of Metin Goktepe, a journalist with the leftist daily Evrensel. The Afyon court’s decision…
Bosnia: Senad Avdic Convicted on Charges of Criminal Libel
June 28,1999 His Excellency Ante Jelovic Chairman of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina Via: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the United Nations, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 580, New York, NY 10017 Fax: (212) 751-9019 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned about the recent convictions of Senad…
Introduction
Since March 24, when NATO began its bombing campaign in Yugoslavia, CPJ has been monitoring conditions facing journalists covering the conflict. CPJ’s latest update reports on the death of two German journalists, a sniper attack on British journalists in Kosovo, and the fact the Albanian-language newsapaper Koha Ditore is being distributed inside Kosovo.(updated June 23,…
News on Yugoslavia
1999 17-June-99 CPJ update: Correspondents Shot in Kosovo; Yugoslav Army Harassment Continues in Montenegro; While Exiled Daily Distributes in Pristina. British journalists injured in Kosovo attack 14-June-99 CPJ Update:German Journalists Killed in Kosovo 09-June-99 CPJ Update: Two Journalists Escape, While One Faces Trial in Yugoslavia 12-May-99 CPJ Update: Journalists Caught in the Crossfire 27-April-99 CPJ Update: Milosevic regime tightens…
