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Nigerian Police Raid Press Office

February 10,1999 His Excellency Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces State House, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria VIA FAX: 011-234-95232 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is greatly disturbed by news of the police raid on the Satellite Press in Ogba, Lagos,…

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Nigerian Police Raid Press Office

February 10,1999 His Excellency Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces State House, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria VIA FAX: 011-234-95232 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is greatly disturbed by news of the police raid on the Satellite Press in Ogba, Lagos,…

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Journalists Detained in Mozambique

February 9, 1999 His Excellency Joaquim Alberto Chissano President Avenida Julius Nyerere 2000 Caixa Postal 285 Maputo, Mozambique Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) writes to express its deep alarm over the 23-day detention of Fernando Quinova, Cabo Delgado province correspondent for the Mass Communications Institute, in retaliation for the journalist’s critical reporting.

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Journalists Detained in Mozambique

February 9, 1999 His Excellency Joaquim Alberto Chissano President Avenida Julius Nyerere 2000 Caixa Postal 285 Maputo, Mozambique Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) writes to express its deep alarm over the 23-day detention of Fernando Quinova, Cabo Delgado province correspondent for the Mass Communications Institute, in retaliation for the journalist’s critical reporting.

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El CPJ denuncia la reciente represión de periodistas independientes en Cuba

3 de febrero de 1999 Su Excelencia Fidel Castro Ruz Presidente de Cuba c/o Misión Cubana en las Naciones Unidas Nueva York, NY Su Excellencia, El Comité para la Protección de Periodistas (CPJ) le escribe para denunciar la reciente represión de periodistas independientes en Cuba. El hostigamiento, detención y encarcelación de periodistas cuyo único delito…

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Cuba Cracks Down on Independent Press

February 3, 1999 His Excellency Fidel Castro Ruz President of Cuba c/o United Nations Mission New York, NY Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to condemn the recent crackdown on the independent press in Cuba. The harassment, arrest, detention, and imprisonment of journalists who have committed no crime other than to…

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Military Police Torture Journalists in Zimbabwe

February 3, 1999 Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda Republic of Slovakia Dear Mr. Dzurinda, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is seeking clarification of the reasons behind the recent dismissal of 26 employees (see list below) of the Slovak Television Station (STV). After you came to power following the September elections, Milan Materak was chosen to…

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Cuba Cracks Down on Independent Press

February 3, 1999 His Excellency Fidel Castro Ruz President of Cuba c/o United Nations Mission New York, NY Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to condemn the recent crackdown on the independent press in Cuba. The harassment, arrest, detention, and imprisonment of journalists who have committed no crime other than to…

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Military Police Torture Journalists in Zimbabwe

February 3, 1999 Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda Republic of Slovakia Dear Mr. Dzurinda, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is seeking clarification of the reasons behind the recent dismissal of 26 employees (see list below) of the Slovak Television Station (STV). After you came to power following the September elections, Milan Materak was chosen to…

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Military Police Torture Journalists in Zimbabwe

January 23, 1999 His Excellency President Robert Mugabe Office of the President Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is outraged over the acts of torture reportedly committed by military police and Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) agents against Mark Chavunduka and Ray Choto, editor and reporter respectively, for the weekly independent…

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