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ETHIOPIA: CPJ Statement on treason trial targeting fourteen journalists |
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By CPJ:Committee to Protect Journalists -
Feb 23, 2006
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COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA Phone: (212) 465 1004 Fax: (212) 465 9568 Web: www.cpj.org
Contact: Alexis Arieff or Julia Crawford
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Telephone: (212) 465-1004 x117 or x112
New York, February 23, 2006
“Fourteen journalists appeared in court today, all of whom face charges of seeking to overthrow the government and ‘genocide.’ We are appalled that Ethiopian authorities have pursued these outrageous charges against a large segment of the local private press,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Julia Crawford. “The government’s vast crackdown on the media has left Ethiopians deprived of independent news sources at a time of political turmoil. We call on the Ethiopian government to ensure that the charges targeting journalists are dropped, and that all journalists jailed in Ethiopia are released.” CPJ is a New York–based, independent, nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide. For more information, visit www.cpj.org. ==
Committee to Protect Journalists
phone: 1-212-465-1004
fax: 1-212-465-9568
http://www.cpj.org |
