Protest Letters Archive

Letters of protest do make a difference - and, in some cases, can save lives of imperiled journalists. If you wish to write letters of protest in support of press freedom around the world, please contact us at cjfe@cjfe.org.

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• CJFE Joins IFEX Members and Others to Condemn Moroccan Crackdown on Press Freedom,October 27
   
• CJFE condems attacks on Tunisian Journalists,October 23
   
• CJFE is alarmed by death threats made to Colombian journalist,October 16
   
• CJFE is troubled by the closing of newspapers in Iran,October 8
   
• CJFE is appalled by the killing of Mexican journalist,October 6
   
• CJFE joins Protest against Radio Ban in Uganda,September 18
   
• TMG Protests as Independence of Tunisian Journalists' Union Usurped,September 16
   
• CJFE is Disturbed by Harassment of Newspaper in Malaysia ,September 14
   
• CJFE Raises Concerns about Free Expression in Tunisia,September 11
   
• CJFE welcomes the release of Afghan journalist,September 08
   
• CJFE is appalled by the sentencing of journalist to 20 years in prison,September 01
   
• CJFE condemns the sentencing of two editors,August 31
   
• CJFE condemns the defamation charge against Russian journalist,August 25
   
• CJFE concerned about media ban during August 20 Afghan elections,August 24
   
• CJFE calls for release of six Gambian journalists,August 11
   
• CJFE welcomes news of retrial for case of murdered Russian journalist,June 30
   
• CJFE calls for release of detained Iranian journalists,June 22
   
• CJFE members sign petition calling on Mexican government to protect journalists,June 22
   
• IFEX urges Bahrainian authorities to committ to free expression rights,June 9
   
• IFEX concerned about new telecommunications laws and technologies worldwide,June 9
   
• IFEX calls for release of Chief Ebrimah Manneh in Gambia,June 9
   
• IFEX concerned about detention and trial of journalists in the People's Republic of Korea,June 9
   
• IFEX concerned about deteriorating state of press freedoms in Azerbaijan,June 9
   
• IFEX concerned about lives of journalists and media workers in Sri Lanka,June 9
   
• CJFE Urges the CRTC to allow Al Jazeera English Broadcastst,June 5
   
• CJFE calls for renewed effort in murder investigation of Indian journalist,June 2
   
• CJFE welcomes "opening up of media space" in Zimbabwe,May 28
   
• CJFE concerned about imprisonment of Cuban journalist,May 21
   
• CJFE calls for release of Uzbek journalist,May 13
   
• CJFE welcomes release of Roxana Saberi; asks for release of Hossein Derakhshan,May 11
   
• CJFE Condemns Killing of Mexican Journalist,May 6
   
• CJFE Calls for the Release of Journalists in Somalia,March 23
   
• CJFE Calls for the Release of Iranian-Canadian Blogger Hossein Derakhshan,March 6
   
• CJFE Concerned for the Safety of Canadian Journalist Khadija Abdul Qahaar,February 25
   
• CJFE Condemns Expulsion of Canadian-Egyptian Journalist from Sudan,February 11
   
• CJFE Appalled by the Murder of Prominent Somali Journalist,February 5
   

Protest Letters 2008

• CJFE concerned by harassment of Ugandan journalist Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda,October 29
   
• Sayad Parwez Kambaksh sentenced to 20 years in prison for blasphemy,October 23
   
• Masterminds behind killing of Marlene Esperat Charged At Last,October 21
   
• CJFE calls for public trial in case of Anna Politkovskaya,October 17
   
• CJFE concerned about Sri Lankan journalist charged under terrorism act,September 11
   
• CJFE calls for charges to be dropped against US journalists,September 2
   
• CJFE Calls on Minister to Forbid Police Officers to Impersonate Journalists , July 15
   
• CJFE Dismayed by Obstruction of Journalists in China , July 15
   
• The Tunisia Monitoring Group Appeals to Nicolas Sarkozy, July 9
   
• CJFE Dismayed by Discontinuation of Access to Information Database , May 7
   
• CJFE Is Saddened by the Death of Reuters' Cameraman , April 21
   
• CJFE Calls for Investigation Into Murders of Russian Journalists , March 25
   
• CJFE calls for release of Afghan journalism student, January 24
   

Protest Letters 2007

• CJFE is concerned about the investigations against Guillaume Dasquié, December 11
   
• CJFE is concerned about the violent closure of Somali radio stations, November 26
   
• CJFE condemns the killing of Mehrunisa Khan, November 20
   
• CJFE concerned over investigation in murder of Zakia Zaki, November 19
   
• CJFE concerned over threats to Hollman Morris in Colombia, October 1
   
• CJFE joins Burma Action Group to urge the UN to take action in Burma, October 25
   
• CJFE concerned about censorship of journalists covering protests in Myanmar, September 27
   
• CJFE concerned about attack on Radio Shabelle in Somalia, September 21
   
• CJFE asks for the release of three Syrian political prisoners, Aug 30
   
• CJFE saddened by the deaths of two journalists in Somalia, Aug 14
   
• CJFE concerned for safety of Mexican Journalist, Aug 9
   
• Russian journalist Larisa Arap forcibly hospitalized, Aug 1
   
• Tunisian lawyer Mohamed Abbou released from prison, July 25
   
• CJFE concerned that imprisoned Cuban journalists being held in inhumane conditions, June 27
   
• Attendees at A Mighty Heart Sign Petition for Alan Johnston , June 22
   
• CJFE concerned by attempts to intimidate Pakistan's electronic media , June 21
   
• CJFE calls for the release of three U.S.-Iranian citizens charged with espionage , June 15
   
• CJFE protests the charges against Salah Uddin Choudhuryo , May 25
   
• CJFE condemns the killing of journalist Mario Rolando López Sánchez , May 4
   
• CJFE concerned about unsolved cases of attacks on journalists in the Philippines , May 3
   
• CJFE concerned about detention of American blogger Joshua Wolf, February 26
   
• Freedom of Expression in Tunisia Still Under Siege Over One Year After WSIS, January 18
   
• CJFE joins with 10 IFEX members to call for investigation into murder of Anna Politkovskaya, January 5
   

Protest Letters 2006

• CJFE asks for release of Libyan prisoner of conscience, Fathi Eljahmi, December 20
   
• CJFE Welcomes Conviction of Journalist's murderers, October 11
   
• CJFE Appalled at the Murder of Journalist Anna Politkovskaya, October 10
   
• US Reporters sentenced for protecting sources, 26 September
   
• CJFE appalled at death of Ogulsapar Muradova in Turkmenistan, 25 September
   
• CJFE concerned about recent threats to the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran, 18 August
   

Protest Letters 2005

• Letter from Tunisian Hunger Strikers, 16 November
   
• CJFE saddened at death of Sierra Leonean journalist, 5 August
   
• CJFE urges Paul Martin to call for Akbar Ganji's release , 19 July
   
• CJFE shocked at violent attack on filmmaker by Iranian Embassy officials in Ottawa, 21 June
   
• CJFE is alarmed by the crackdown on media in Ethiopia, 15 June
   
• CJFE disappointed at the censorship of work by Zahra Kazemi , 9 June
   
• CJFE concerned about access to information culture at provincial level, 9 June
   
• CJFE concerned about dismal access to information culture in Canada , 9 June
   
• CJFE joins with IFEX members to ask for freedom for Akbar Ganji, 3 June
   
• CJFE concerned about health of Akbar Ganji, 25 May
   
• CJFE urges Canadian government to do more in seeking justice for Zahra Kazemi, 1 April
   
• CJFE protests sentencing of Chinese journalist, 24 March
   

• CJFE calls for end of impunity in Edgar Damalerio Case, 29 September
   
• CJFE condemns Sentencing of Bambang Harymurti, 21 September
   
• CJFE alarmed at closure of Iranian websites, 13 September
   
• CJFE concerned at sentencing of Vietnamese cyberdissident, 3 August
   
• CJFE calls on Canadian government to take action, 26 July
   
• Travesty of Justice in Zahra Kazemi case, 20 July
   
• CJFE calls on CRTC to review its decision , 19 July
   
• Canadian observers banned from Kazemi Trial , 14 July
   
• Murder of Russian journalist Paul Klebnikov , 12 July
   
• Chinese government puts mobile phone text messages under surveillance , 6 July
   
• Murder of Bangladeshi journalist Humayun Kabir Balu , 5 July
   
• Shooting of Dagestan Bureau Director Tagib Abdusalamov , 24 June
   
• Crackdown on independent media in Zimbabwe , 17 June
   
• Attacks on journalists in Bangladesh , 9 June.
   
• Iranian Journalist, Ensafali Hedayat on Hunger Strike , 4 June.
   
• Murderer of Mozambique journalist in Canada , 2 June.
   
• Abuse of Journalists by Armed Forces in Iraq , 28 May.
   
• Police Raid on Sri Lankan Journalist's Home , 6 May.
   
• Peru Journalist Assassinated , 27 April.
   
• Police Brutality in Turkey , 31 March.
   
• Pakistan Government Refuse to Allow Journalists Near the Wana Region of South Waziristan , 26 March.
   
• Venezuelan journalist attacked by National Guard , 11 March.
   
• Central African Republic Journalist Arrested and Imprisoned , 2 March.
   
• Kuwaiti Journalist Sentenced to One Year in Prison , 11 February.
   

Protest Letters 2003

• Harassment of Saparmurat Ovezberdiev , 28 November.
   
• Suspension of the Ethiopian Free Press Journalists' Association , 13 November.
   
• Azerbaijan Attacks on Journalists Condemned , 24 October.
   
• Zimbabwe Closes "Daily News" , 17 September.
   
• CJFE Protests Arrest of Nepalese Journalist, 17 September.
   
• Joint letter to Canadian government demanding action on Kazemi case, 11 September.
   
• U.S. Soldiers shoot and kill Reuters journalist in Iraq, 21 August.
   
• Broadcaster jailed in Cameroon, 11 August.
   
• Government crackdown on independent newspapers in Sudan, 12 August.
   
• Canadian Photojournalist Declared Brain-Dead; CJFE Demands Explanation from Iran, 11 July.
   
• Jailed in Iran, Canadian Photojournalist Lapses into Coma, 10 July.
   
• Algeria Censors Foreign Press, 3 July.
   
• Journalist in Argentina Threatened, 3 July.
   
• CJFE protests media crackdown in China, 24 June.
   
• Writer sentenced in Vietnam, 24 June.
   
• Iranian Media Repression Condemned, 19 June.
   
• Concern Expressed Over Burmese Journalist, Leader, 16 June.
   
• Journalist Attacked By Police in Argentina, 13 June.
   
• Morocco Jails Managing Editor, 13 June.
   
• Journalist Attacked, Radio Stations Closed in Liberia, 11 June.
   
• Journalists Murdered in Brazil, 11 June.
   
• Journalist Abducted in Nepal, 10 June.
   
• Jailing of Togolese Journalist Sparks CJFE Protest, 25 April.
   
• CJFE Protests Arrest of Two Journalists in Yugoslavia, 11 April.
   
• Indonesian Authorities Fail to Act on Attack Against Journalists, 11 April.
   
• Text of CJFE Protest Letter to U.S. Ambassador Regarding Attack on Journalists in Iraq, 9 April.
   
• CJFE Calls on Malaysia to Release Journalist, 9 April.
   
• CJFE Protests Media Crackdown in Iran, 4 April.
   
• Release Arrested Iranian Journalists, CJFE Urges, 4 April.
   
• CJFE Concerned About Jailing of Vietnamese Letter-Writer, 13 March.
   
• CJFE Protests Import Ban on Tonga Newspaper, 13 March.
   
• Panamanian Judge who Jailed Journalist in Conflict of Interest: CJFE, 4 March.
   
• CJFE Protests Russian Assault, Detention of Chechen Journalist, 4 March.
   
• Thailand Should Reconsider Media Bill: CJFE, 26 February.
   
• CJFE Protests Attack on 3 Argentinian Journalists, 26 February.
   
• Uzbek Journalist Gets 7 Years, 20 February.
   
• Three Jordanian Journalists Get Jail Terms, 20 February.
   
• CJFE Protests Ethiopian Draft Press Law, 6 February.
   
• Malay Internet Daily Raided, 21 January.
   

Protest Letters 2002

• Four Journalists Jailed in Bangladesh, 3 December.
   
• Sudanese Journalist Detained, 10 October.
   
• Russian Journalist Jailed, 25 June.
   
• Four Journalists Jailed in Zambia, 18 June.
   
• Attacks against independent media in Kazakhstan, 24 May.
   
• Two journalists arrested in Niger, 24 May.
   
• Elderly Iranian journalist sentenced to 11 years in prison, 24 May.
   
• Journalist murdered in Philippines, 15 May.
   
• Journalist jailed for libel in Egypt, 9 May.
   
• Journalists jailed in Senegal, 7 May.
   
• Three men arrested for internet use in Vietnam, 1 May.
   
• Repression of media in Togo, 18 April.
   
• Police assault journalists in Pakistan, 18 April.
   
• Ten detained journalists on hunger strike in Eritrea, 11 April.
   
• Authorities seize copies of magazine in Taiwan, 27 March.
   
• Revisions to press law in Morocco concern CJFE, 27 March.
   
• CJFE protests intimidation of media in Republic of Moldova, 26 March.
   
• Interference with press freedom in Jordan, 13 March.
   
• CJFE protests murder of one Russian journalist and attempt on the life of another, 13 March.
   
• CJFE concerned at recent violations of media freedom in Nepal, 4 March.
   
• CJFE protests attacks on media in Madagascar, 28 February.
   
• CJFE protests oppressive treatment of Uzbek journalist Ruslan Sharipov, 14 February.
   
• Crackdown on media by police in Indonesia preoccupies CJFE, 1 February.
   
• CFJE protests free expression abuses in Romania, 1 February.
   
• CJFE protests murder of journalist in northern Mexico, 25 January.
   
• Murder of journalist in Colombia shocks CJFE, 25 January.
   
• CJFE protests restrictive media legislation in Zimbabwe , 18 January.
   
• Banning of magazine in Thailand concerns CJFE, 18 January.
   

Protest Letters 2001

• Media legislation in Botswana threatens press freedom, says CJFE, 20 December.
   
• CJFE speaks out for whereabouts and well-being of Iranian journalist, 20 December.
   
• Continued detention of Ethiopian journalists worries CJFE, 20 December.
   
• CJFE protests mistreatment of Liberian print journalists, 30 November
   
• CJFE calls on Justice Minister to revise Anti-Terrorism Bill, 13 November
   
• Suspects in murder of Haitian journalists remain at large, 12 October
   
• US State Department attempts to influence flow of news in Middle East, 12 October
   
• Lack of progress in investigation into Slovenian journalist's attack concerns CJFE, 5 October
   
• Murder of journalist in Northern Ireland shocks CJFE, 5 October
   
• Amendments to press law threaten free expression in Brunei, 1 October
   
• CJFE protests free expression violations in Eritrea, 1 October
   
• Attack on Malawian journalist concerns CJFE, 14 September
   
• CJFE concerned over intimidation of independent media in Azerbaijan, 5 September
   
• Murder of Brazilian journalist shocks CJFE, 23 August
   
• CJFE protests state harassment of Belarusian media, 23 August.
   
• CJFE protests jailing of US journalist, 15 August.
   
• Nauru: CJFE protests denial of accreditation to New Zealand journalist, 15 August.
   
• CJFE shocked by series of press freedom violations in Angola, 17 July.
   
• CJFE protests prosecution of Indian editor, 16 July.
   
• CJFE protests intimidation of Guatemalan journalists, 5 July.
   
• CJFE protests conviction of Ukranian journalist on defamation charge, 21 June.
   
• CJFE shocked by violent attacks against media in Philippines, 13 June.
   
• CJFE concerned over judicial harassment of Lebanese journalist, 13 June.
   
• CJFE protests prison conviction of two journalists in Ivory Coast, 29 May.
   
• CJFE speaks out against closure of 400 cybercafes in Iran, 24 May.
   
• CJFE expresses concern at wave of attacks against journalists in Bangladesh, 17 May.
   
• CJFE protests abuse and mistreatment of imprisoned journalist in Syria, 5 September
   
• CJFE protests continued imprisonment of writer in China, 17 April.
   
• CJFE protests continued imprisonment of journalist U Win Tin, 17 April.
   

Protest Letters 2000

• CJFE decries charges against journalists in Ethiopia, 22 December 2000.
   
• CJFE protests continued detention of Iranian journalists, 22 December 2000.
   
• Liberian government pressures independent press, 20 November 2000.
   
• Angolan journalists convicted under criminal defamation laws, 3 November 2000.
   
• CJFE protests attacks on press freedom in Peru, 10 October 2000.
   
• An open letter from CJFE to the reformist journalists and writers of Iran, September 2000.
   
• CJFE protests demotion of Namibian journalist and calls on minister to protect editorial independence of public broadcaster, 1 September 2000
   
• CJFE protests rise in printing costs in Ethiopia, 29 August 2000
   
• CJFE welcomes Security Council resolution on Sierra Leone, 28 August 2000
   
• CJFE concerned for Jordanian journalist, 3 August 2000
   
• CJFE protests Toronto Police seizure of protest footage, 27 July 2000
   
• CJFE protests attack on Indonesian reporter, 20 July 2000
   
• CJFE protests denial of Angolan journalist's right to travel, 8 June 2000
   
• CJFE protests RCMP use of pepper spray against photographers, 7 June 2000
   
• CJFE protests jailing of Iranian writers, journalists, 1 June 2000
   
• CJFE protests closure of 14 newspapers in Iran, 3 May 2000
   
• CJFE protests persecution of Angolan journalists, 22 March 2000
   
• CJFE asks Canada for help with release of ailing Cuban journalist, 29 February 2000. Update: Journalist released!
   
• CJFE calls for release of ailing Cuban Journalist (en español), 29 February 2000
   
• CJFE calls for international solidarity to protest threat to jail Egyptian human rights defender, 17 February 2000
   
• CJFE protests closure of 14 publications in Egypt, 2 February 2000.
   
• 2000 community radio stations face closure in Brazil, 2 February 2000.
   
• Press freedom activist and editor arrested in Ghana, 19 January 2000.
   
• Eight journalists jailed in Ethiopia, 31 others facing charges, 12 January 2000.

Protest Letters 1999

• CJFE protests censorship in Iran, 1 December 1999.
   
• CJFE expresses serious concern over threats to Ray Choto in Zimbabwe, 29 November 1999.
   
• CJFE calls for release of journalist dying in prison in Syria, 25 November 1999.
   
• Journalists killed, media censored in Sri Lanka, 24 November 1999.
   
• CJFE protests closure of TV station in Azerbaijan, 22 October 1999.
   
• Turkish journalist charged and her book banned, 30 September 1999.
   
• Congolese journalist prevented from coming to Canada, 14 September 1999.
   
• Canadian journalist jailed in Malaysia, 13 September 1999.
   
• Journalists in danger in Colombia, 2 September 1999.
   
• Appeal for press freedom in countries attending the Francophone Summit in Canada, 1 September 1999.
   
• CJFE criticises government pressure on newspapers in the Philippines, 27 July 1999.
   
• Tara Singh Hayer's Murder called revenge attack, 21 July 1999.
   
• CJFE voices disapproval of criminal prosecution of Croatian journalist, 19 July 1999.
   
• CJFE protests imprisonment of journalists in Turkey, 13 July 1999.
   
• CJFE condemns draft press law in Czech Republic, 28 June 1999.
   
• CFJE expresses concern over radio closure in Peru, 23 June 1999.
   
• CJFE urges that harassment of Croatian newspaper cease, 22 June 1999.
   
• Letter bomb explodes at Canadian television station, 18 June 1999.
   
• CJFE protests threats to Mexican journalist, 16 June 1999.
   
• CJFE calls for release of pro-democracy activist in China, 16 June 1999.
   
• CJFE protests attacks on journalists in Bangladesh, 15 June 1999.
   
• Canadian journalist on trial in Malaysia, 17 May 1999
   
• CJFE protests arrests of journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 13 May 1999.
   
• CJFE protests attacks on "The Post" journalists in Zambia, 23 March 1999.
   
• UPDATE: Journalist Niran Malaolu released in Nigeria, 17 March 1999.
   
• CJFE calls for protection for journalist receiving death threats in Vancouver, 12 March 1999
   
• CJFE and Amnesty International protest crackdown on journalists in Cuba, 12 March 1999
   
• CJFE protests attack on Kenyan journalist, 18 February 1999.
   
• CJFE urges Zimbabwean government to cease harassment of media, 12 February 1999.
   
• Canadian journalist Ian Stewart, wounded in Sierra Leone, making steady recovery, 4 February 1999.
   
• UPDATE: Nigerian journalist Akina Deesor released, reinstated at radio station, 4 February 1999.
   
• Pakistani journalist allowed to leave country, still faces danger, 2 February 1999.
   
• CJFE expresses horror over murder of Indian journalist Shivani Bhatnagar, 29 January 1999.
   
• Journalists murdered in Sierra Leone, Canadian journalist shot in the head, 21 January 1999.
   

Protest Letters 1998

• CJFE calls for inquiry into suspicious death of Burkina Faso journalist Norbert Zongo, 17 December 1998.
   
• CJFE expresses concern and shock over murder of Tara Singh Hayer, 19 November 1998.
   
• Canadian journalist blacklisted and deported from Indonesia, 11 November 1998.
   
• CCPJ continues to call for Niran Malaolu's release in Nigeria, 22 September 1998.
   
• PM's role in suppressing demonstrators at APEC forum probed; CJFE calls for thorough inquiry, 22 September 1998.
   
• CJFE commends Tanzania for possible reform of media laws, but deplores ongoing attacks on the free press, 9 July 1998.
   
• Journalist object of government surveillance in Canada, 11 June 1998.
   
• CCPJ appeals for writers and journalists to be freed in Vietnam, 27 May 1998.
   
• English-language newspaper harassed by Quebec government agency, 26 May 1998.
   
• CCPJ writes to Hon. Lloyd Axworthy to help free journalists in Nigeria, 7 May 1998.
   
• Kosovo conflict sparks Serbian clampdown on independent news media. March 1998
   
• Military officer charged in murder of Russian journalist Dmitri Kholodov. March 1998
   
• Journalist Faraj Sarkoohi released, another sentenced to death. Read about this case and access a protest letter and extensive background materials prepared by the CCPJ. February 1998
   
• Sierra Leone journalists subject to arbitrary arrests. Read about this case and access a protest letter written by the CCPJ. January 1998
   
• Pius Njawó sentenced to 2 years behind bars. Read about this case and access a protest letter written by the CCPJ. January 1998
   

Protest Letters 1997

• Coroner's jury makes recommendations regarding treatment of mentally ill individuals two years after murder of journalist Brian Smith , December 1997
   
• Bleak prospects for journalists in Algeria, November 1997
   
• The press in Colombia: violence against journalists goes unpunished, November 1997
   
• Journalists suffer threats and harassment in the Federal Republic of Yugolsavia, November 1997
   
• The State of Freedom of Expression in Egypt, November 1997
   
• Journalists suffer threats and harassment in the Federal Republic of Yugolsavia, October 1997
   
• Journalist in Malaysia given jail term of three years for critical story, September 1997
   
• Faraj Sarkoohi is alive but in poor health and facing at least a one-year jail term, September 1997
   
• Peruvian TV Station At Risk, August 1997
   
• Fear for Life of Imprisoned Iranian Writer, August 1997
   
• Situation Dire for Media in Cambodia, July 1997
   
• Grenade Attack Bodes Ill for Press Freedom, March 1997
   
• Journalist Kill List in Albania, March 1997
   
• State of Emergency in Albania Means Clampdown on Media, March 1997
   

Protest Letters 1996

• Press Freedom: Year in Review, December 1996
   
• Media Watch: Ownership concentration in Canada, December 1996
   
• Serbia update: B92 back on air, December 1996
   
• Serbia: Independent radio shut down!, December 1996
   
• Nigeria: In Memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa, November 1996
   
• Update! Cameroon journalist released on parole, November 1996
   
• Murder with Impunity in Colombia, October 1996
   
• Indonesia Day of Action, October 1996
   
• Harassment in Cameroon, October 1996
   
• Trials of the "Tonga Three", October 1996
   
• Indonesia: Government crackdown on media, October 1996
   
• Peru: Three journalists released, October 1996
   
• Russia: Journalists Killed, May 1996
   
• Breaking News: Mexican detainee released, May 1996
   
• Sudan: Journalists Detained, May 1996
   
• Attacks on the Press in Bangladesh, April 1996
   
• Recent Attacks on the Press in Nigeria, April 1996
   
• Concerns for Press Freedom in Botswana, April 1996
   
• Canada: Increased Threats for Canadian Journalists, January 1996