Ann Cooper Quotes (50 Quotes)

By failing to account for all shooting deaths and demonstrate that it is taking steps to avoid future tragedies, the U.S. military shows an alarming disregard for the safety of civilians, including journalists covering this conflict.

Turkey is on the way to removing curbs on the media as it seeks to join the European Union, but cases like this undermine that progress. We urge the court to dismiss all charges against these five journalists when it reconvenes in April.

It is outrageous that police are harassing journalists for airing the sort of robust political debate essential to a democracy.

It's an outrage and sad reflection of press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan that Kamel Karim is imprisoned for expressing his opinion.

CPJ is alarmed by the authorities' latest attempt to intimidate EFJA leaders, ... This is an intolerable assault on a press freedom organization whose right to operate has been upheld twice by the federal court.

This is a very serious charge with grave implications for the safety of media professionals. Refusing to address these reports in a substantive way only fuels suspicions.

They're held for months at a time, never charged.

The court must ensure a fair and open process, and authorities need to substantiate their case. So far, the handling of this case has been alarming. It's unacceptable that Hussein was held without charge or due process for so long.

Shi Tao is being unjustly punished by a government that routinely jails journalists.

Each country on this list uses at least nine of the 17 benchmarks.

War insurgents, now, see journalists as a political symbol, a political pawn. They are no longer seen as an innocent observer.

The crackdown is clearly continuing, and the revival of old charges against journalists is part of that pattern. We call on Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to order an investigation into these charges which contradict his stated policy.

We continue to hope that these two journalists make a speedy recovery. What these attacks show is that covering Iraq is fraught with risk. Whether reporters are embedded with military forces or working independently there is no escape from the danger.

Journalists say your government has pressured printing houses not to print many independent newspapers.

It is outrageous that a journalist should be thrown into jail for investigating the behavior of public officials and held without due process.

We are alarmed that state-run media are publicly attacking this newspaper. We are gravely concerned about the safety of Le Journal's staff, and call on the government to take steps to ensure their security.

We are disturbed that Yahoo has once again provided account-holder information that has been used to jail an Internet writer. We call on Yahoo to make a complete public disclosure of how many such requests it has received.

These actions call into question Kenya's commitment to press freedom.

It would be very unfortunate if recent national gains in free expression were undermined by the local prosecutor. We urge all authorities to stop this harassment of the press.

While we understand this issue is deeply sensitive, the solution cannot be found in silencing newspapers.

While Nepal is in political turmoil, we must remember the important role that journalists play at such times. They must be allowed to continue to inform the public of the fast-changing events that will affect the course of the nation as well as the safety of Nepalese people. We call on the king to release all journalists and to ensure that they can work safely and freely.

Turkey has made important progress in reforming restrictive media laws as it seeks to join the European Union, and the court should not allow hard-liners to take the country backward. We urge the court to dismiss all charges against these journalists.

We call on the Chinese government and Yahoo to provide a full explanation of the circumstances that led the company to provide account holder information,

Your nation's stated commitment to a free press and to democracy is undermined by measures that provide special protection to public officials. We believe criminal defamation laws are unnecessary in a democracy and that prison penalties for such charges undercut the fundamental democratic principle of free expression.

We are deeply concerned for the safety of our colleague Jill Carroll, a noted professional journalist who has covered all sides of the conflict in Iraq. We call on whoever is holding Carroll to release her at once.

Censorship in China is nothing new, but the growing co-operation of U.S. technology companies in China's repressive policies is.

We're disturbed to see the number of jailed journalists rise, and we're particularly troubled that the list of worst abusers now includes Ethiopia and the United States.

We're utterly shocked and dismayed by this senseless crime. These three journalists were targeted and murdered in cold blood because they were doing their jobs.

We are gravely alarmed that insurgents are intensifying their murderous campaign against Iraqi journalists and media employees.

We're gravely concerned that sedition laws are being used to retaliate against a critical publication. The Philippine government should drop these charges and affirm its commitment and remove laws that inhibit the work of the press.

While we're glad that our colleague has been freed, the coercive circumstances of his release are alarming. Saudi officials must allow him to continue his work without further persecution.

In three years, 61 people have been killed in Iraq on journalistic duties.

Here was a reporter seeking to cover the crisis in Ethiopia thoroughly and fairlyand the government's response was to thwart his efforts so that the alarming events in Ethiopia can stay hidden from the rest of world. This is all the more worrying in the context of the current crackdown on local journalists, at least 17 of whom are in jail for their work.

We condemn the continued targeting of all innocent civilians, including journalists, and appeal to those holding them to free them at once.

The government's heavy-handed attempt to intimidate the independent press and suppress news of the protests and deaths in Addis Ababa is unacceptable. We call on the Ethiopian authorities to release our colleagues immediately and allow the media to report freely.

This is simply unacceptable, ... Through these detentions the U.S. military gives every impression that it is not accountable. That's a bad example to give the citizens of an emerging democracy.

The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled by your government's harassment and censorship of journalists,

There's no due process and it's setting a terrible example in a country where the United States' goal supposedly is to establish democracy.

We hope that those responsible for these murders and those of other journalists will eventually be brought to justice.

These charges are shocking and outrageous. They strike at the heart of Ethiopia's journalist community by criminalizing essential work of the press.

As the death toll in these protests rises, the presence of journalists is a crucial safeguard of accountability.

It is imperative that local officials in this troubled and lawless region act swiftly to save the life of this brave journalist.

Expelling (him), especially in light of other recent attacks on independent journalists in Uganda, puts into question Uganda's commitment to press freedom.

The war in Iraq might lead one to think that reporters are losing their lives on the battlefield. But the fact is that three out of four journalists killed around the world are singled out for murder.

We categorically condemn the outrageous prosecution of Shi Tao,

While we were initially pleased that the government had dropped its baseless charge against Zhao, his continued detention shows the government's cavalier attitude toward due process and the rule of law. We call for his immediate release.

Manila's new political will began to yield results. More vigorous investigations led to arrests in several cases something unheard of in the years of violence against Philippine journalists.

Journalists in Nepal have every reason to protest the king's continued campaign of intimidation against the independent press.

We welcome this important court decision. The government should withdraw these spurious charges against all of the former Daily News journalists, repeal AIPPA and allow the Daily News to reopen.

Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, independent news reporting has been offered to Iraqi citizens. This has led to further harassment.