Committee to Protect Journalists (New York)
Website: http://www.cpj.org/
October 7
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Africa: Ethiopia Harasses Voice of America and Its Sources [press release]
Ethiopian authorities should halt their harassment of journalists covering the country's Muslim community and their intimidation of citizens who have tried to speak to reporters... Read more »
September 12
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Ethiopia: Govt Should Release Journalists Still in Prison [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Ethiopian government to set free six journalists in prison for their work, a day after Swedish journalists Johan Persson... Read more »
August 29
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Frees Prominent Journalist, Drops All Charges [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today's decision by the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice to release the editor of a leading independent weekly from jail and drop all... Read more »
August 24
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Ethiopia: In Ethiopia, Feteh Editor Jailed During Trial [press release]
Ethiopian authorities must immediately release Temesghen Desalegn, editor of the leading weekly Feteh, who was ordered jailed today pending his trial on defamation, the Committee... Read more »
August 11
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Ethiopia: Authorities Crack Down on Muslim Press [press release]
Ethiopian authorities must release a journalist who has been detained for almost three weeks, and allow three Muslim news outlets to resume publishing immediately, the Committee to... Read more »
August 8
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Ethiopia: Appeal Court Reduces Sentence of Reeyot Alemu [press release]
An appeals court in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, has reduced a 14-year prison sentence given to journalist Reeyot Alemu in January to five years and dropped most of the... Read more »
August 6
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Appeals Court Reduces Sentence of Reeyot Alemu [press release]
An appeals court in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, has reduced a 14-year prison sentence given to journalist Reeyot Alemu in January to five years and dropped most of the... Read more »
July 24
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Ethiopia: Weekly Blocked for Reporting On Meles' Health [press release]
Ethiopian authorities blocked the publication of a prominent independent newspaper over the weekend in connection with its stories on the health of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi,... Read more »
July 16
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Ethiopia: Former State Radio Journalist Released [press release]
A veteran Ethiopian state journalist who was twice imprisoned on vague corruption and copyright charges and recently convicted on the lesser charge was released today on account of... Read more »
July 14
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Ethiopia: Eskinder, 5 Others Sentenced On Terror Charges
An Ethiopian court today handed down heavy prison sentences to six journalists convicted on vague terrorism charges, local journalists and news reports said. Award-winning blogger... Read more »
July 12
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Ethiopia: Former State Radio Journalist Released [press release]
A veteran Ethiopian state journalist who was twice imprisoned on vague corruption and copyright charges and recently convicted on the lesser charge was released today on account of... Read more »
June 28
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Ethiopia: Eskinder Nega, Five Exiled Journalists Convicted of Terrorism [press release]
Today's conviction of six Ethiopian journalists on vague terrorism charges is an affront to the rule of law and the constitution in the Horn of Africa country, the Committee to... Read more »
June 27
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Ethiopia: CPJ Condemns Eskinder Nega Conviction [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's conviction of Ethiopian blogger Eskinder Nega on baseless terrorism charges. Read more »
June 19
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Ethiopia: New Law Criminalises Independent Telecom Use [press release]
A new law in Ethiopia imposes prison sentences for offenses related to the independent use of telecommunications tools and services, according to local journalists and news... Read more »
June 18
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Ethiopia: Law Criminalizes Independent Telecom Use [press release]
A new law in Ethiopia imposes prison sentences for offenses related to the independent use of telecommunications tools and services, according to local journalists and news... Read more »
June 13
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Africa: CPJ and AMI Meet Minister [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Africa Media Initiative (AMI) called for the release of journalists being held under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism laws and requested a... Read more »
June 11
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Ethiopia: African Media Initiative and CPJ Call for Release of Journalists [press release]
The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Africa Media Initiative (AMI) called for the release of journalists being held under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism laws and requested a... Read more »
May 28
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Ethiopia: Police Detain VOA Reporter, Interpreter [press release]
Police in Ethiopia today detained Peter Heinlein, a correspondent for the U.S. government-funded broadcaster Voice of America, along with Simegnish Yekoye, a freelance reporter and... Read more »
May 10
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Ethiopia: New Printing Directive Equals Pre-Censorship [press release]
Ethiopia's main, owned printing company has directed newspaper publishers to censor any content that may draw government prosecution under the country's anti-terrorism law or face... Read more »
May 7
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Ethiopia: Paper Fined for Coverage of Eskinder Nega Trial [press release]
An Ethiopian court has cited the editor of a leading independent newspaper for contempt after his paper published the verbatim courtroom statement made by the imprisoned journalist... Read more »
March 12
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Kenya: CPJ Underlines Hazards of Reporting All Sides of the Lamu Port Story [press release]
Freelance photographer Abdalla Bargash had accompanied Kenya's permanent secretary for transport, Cyrus Njiru, to cover a meeting with Lamu community members over the newly... Read more »
January 27
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Ethiopia: Blogger Risks Death Penalty
Jailed Ethiopian dissident blogger Eskinder Nega will stand trial in March for all of the terrorism accusations initially advanced by prosecutors, a federal high court judge ruled... Read more »
January 26
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Ethiopia: Court Sentences for Blogger and Journalists
EDITOR'S NOTE: The headline and text of the alert reflects an important correction. The U.S.-based blogger was given a life sentence, not the death penalty, as CPJ originally... Read more »
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Ethiopia: Judge Confirms Charges Against Dissident Blogger [press release]
Jailed Ethiopian dissident blogger Eskinder Nega will stand trial in March for all of the terrorism accusations initially advanced by prosecutors, a federal high court judge ruled... Read more »
January 20
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Ethiopia: Blogger, Journalists Convicted of Terrorism [press release]
based blogger who was tried in absentia were convicted on charges of terrorism in Ethiopia today and could be sentenced to the death penalty, according to news reports. Read more »
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