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 December 2002


31 December 2002 - Armenia - Head of TV station murdered
21 December 2002 - France - Court bans film of wartime collaborator’s trial
13 December 2002 - Spain - Police defuse a parcel bomb at El País
12 December 2002 - Netherlands - Court says journalist does not have to testify
6 December 2002 - France - Thugs attack offices of Radio Méditerranée
6 December 2002 - France - Turkey - Turkish legal action against Reporters Without Borders
4 December 2002 - France - German TV journalists sue French mayor who attacked them

 November 2002


27 November 2002 - Russia - Reporters Without Borders repeats call for new version of anti-terrorism law
27 November 2002 - Ukraine - Prosecutor agrees to independent expert in probe of journalist’s death
25 November 2002 - Italy - Italian journalist in Paris would be jailed for press crimes if he returns home
25 November 2002 - Russia - Putin demands revision of anti-terrorist law
7 November 2002 - Tajikistan - Three journalists drafted into army by force; editor gets death threat
6 November 2002 - Ukraine - Where is Mikhailo Kolomiets?
5 November 2002 - Russia - Regional news media suffer in battle for power : the example of Penza
4 November 2002 - Russia - Reporters Without Borders refers new anti-terrorist law to UN and Council of Europe

 October 2002


30 October 2002 - Italy - European Social Forum in Florence : Reporters Without Borders asks Italian president for measures to guarantee security of journalists
25 October 2002 - Russia - Government orders TV station to close and threatens other media
24 October 2002 - Armenia - Grenade attack injures investigative journalist
21 October 2002 - Germany - Belarus journalist freed
17 October 2002 - Cyprus - Ten Spanish journalists expelled from northern part of island
17 October 2002 - Turkey - Three journalists sued for "insulting the army" : Turkey breaks commitments to European Union
16 October 2002 - Switzerland - Attempt to bomb Zurich offices of Kosovo newspaper Bota Sot
16 October 2002 - Ukraine - Defender of press freedom hit during protest against President Kuchma, US journalist attacked
15 October 2002 - Belarus - Rabochy editor’s appeal rejected
11 October 2002 - Italy - Broadcast making fun of Berlusconi is censored
9 October 2002 - Italy - Foreign journalists receive death threats
8 October 2002 - Serbia-Montenegro - Was the bombing of Serbia’s state TV headquarters necessary? Reporters Without Borders meets NATO leaders
7 October 2002 - Greece - Journalists attacked over coverage of crackdown on November 17 terrorist group
4 October 2002 - Cyprus - Turkish-Cypriot journalists freed
2 October 2002 - Georgia - Police smash up TV station and threaten to kill journalist and family
2 October 2002 - Netherlands - International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: journalist summoned to give evidence before the ICTY appeals against the judges’ decision

 September 2002


27 September 2002 - Russia - British freelance journalist killed in battle zone
27 September 2002 - United Kingdom - Killers of Martin O’Hagan still unpunished one year after his death
27 September 2002 - Russia - Unprecedented violence against journalists in Penza region
26 September 2002 - Macedonia - Beaten-up journalist near death in hospital
23 September 2002 - Portugal - Journalist charged for refusing to reveal his sources
17 September 2002 - Sweden - Two journalists chased by neo-Nazis
16 September 2002 - Ukraine - Second anniversary of the disappearance of Georgiy Gongadze
13 September 2002 - France - Reporters without borders denounces harassment of radio journalist Daniel Mermet
12 September 2002 - Cyprus - Wife of murdered journalist threatened
12 September 2002 - France - Reporters Without Borders joins reporter’s court case to defend journalistic sources
10 September 2002 - Belarus - Editor of independent newspaper on trial for "insulting the President"
10 September 2002 - Turkey - Journalist reported kidnapped and threatened with death
9 September 2002 - Macedonia - Threats against journalists a few days before election
5 September 2002 - Azerbaijan - Journalists get death threats after denouncing Turkish border smuggling
4 September 2002 - Prosecutor acknowledges that headless body was Gongadze’s
3 September 2002 - Azerbaijan - Official secrets decree threatens press freedom

 August 2002


30 August 2002 - Kazakhstan - Well-known journalist and human rights activist beaten up
29 August 2002 - Kazakhstan - Report of fact-finding mission : death of Kazakh journalist’s daughter
29 August 2002 - Europe - Denmark - Threat to a journalist’s right to protect sources
20 August 2002 - Kazakhstan - Journalist attacked by former police officers
20 August 2002 - Italy - Antiterrorist police search homes of two journalists
19 August 2002 - State television journalists’ equipment confiscated by Russian armed forces
16 August 2002 - Italy - Journalist released but placed under house arrest over articles in 1960s
13 August 2002 - Belarus - Administrative obstacles threaten Radio Free Europe in Minsk
9 August 2002 - Romania - Intimidation of an opposition journalist
7 August 2002 - Belarus - Authorities target two more independent newspapers
6 August 2002 - Italy - Media pluralism more threatened than ever
6 August 2002 - France - Montenegro - New legislation threaten independence of media
6 August 2002 - Ukraine - Reporters Without Borders accorded status of plaintiff’s legal representative
2 August 2002 - Europe - France - Protest over "police brutality" against German journalists

 July 2002


30 July 2002 - France - Europe - Threat to Internet freedom posed by new security law
29 July 2002 - Europe - Uzbekistan - Journalist denounces unjustified prosecution
25 July 2002 - Europe - Italy - Italian president calls for media diversity and impartiality
25 July 2002 - Europe - Poland - Two radio stations lose broadcasting licences
24 July 2002 - Europe - Russia - Editor of only opposition newspaper killed in suspicious accident
22 July 2002 - Europe - Czech Republic - Arrests made in plot to kill investigative journalist
22 July 2002 - Europe - Gongadze prosecutors accept help from European forensic experts
19 July 2002 - Serbia-Montenegro - Europe - New law makes public TV and radio independent
18 July 2002 - Europe - Ukraine - Cancellation of TV station 1+1’s broadcasting licence confirmed
17 July 2002 - Russia - Appeal to French president to seek release of Grigory Pasko
16 July 2002 - Europe - Serbia-Montenegro - Two journalists questioned about articles incriminating the government
16 July 2002 - Belarus - Supreme Court confirms life sentence on former top policeman
15 July 2002 - United Kingdom - Europe - European union - Reporters Without Borders supports British media in appeal to rights court over protection of sources
12 July 2002 - Georgia - Europe - Thugs smash up Tbilisi Press Club and offices of press freedom group
12 July 2002 - France - Racism suit against two journalists dismissed
9 July 2002 - Russia - Europe - Reporters Without Borders asks French minister to raise Pasko case during Moscow visit
9 July 2002 - Russia - Two journalists prosecuted after questioning President Putin about regional corruption
7 July 2002 - Belarus - New enquiry urged on 2nd anniversary of journalist Dmitri Zavadski’s disappearance
4 July 2002 - Ukraine - Alexandrov case , one year after the journalist’s death
2 July 2002 - Europe - Russia - Prime minister Mikhail Kassyanov visits Paris

 June 2002


28 June 2002 - The daughter of Lira Baysetova died in mysterious circumstances
28 June 2002 - Russia - Grigory Pasko’s jail sentence is confirmed
28 June 2002 - Turkey - Fikret Baskaya released from prison
26 June 2002 - Russia - Government cracks down on independent newspaper
19 June 2002 - Turkey - Journalist jailed for 15 years, editor of major newspaper arrested
17 June 2002 - Europe - Montenegro - Newspaper condemned for saying President was cigarette smuggler
13 June 2002 - Netherlands - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Europe - Journalist forced to give evidence to rights court
7 June 2002 - European union - Europe - Reporters Without Borders calls on Internet service providers and telecommunications operators not to submit to new legislation and directives on data retention
6 June 2002 - Turkey - Journalist freed after 5 years in jail, while another is imprisoned
6 June 2002 - Europe - France - Reporters Without Borders expresses support for journalist Daniel Mermet

 May 2002


31 May 2002 - Belgium - Europe - Two journalists fined for refusing to reveal their sources
30 May 2002 - Europe - European union - Confidentiality of professional and personal communications under threat
29 May 2002 - France - Europe - Editor of monthly gets huge fine
29 May 2002 - Russia - Europe - Newspaper owner shot dead
28 May 2002 - Romania - Europe - Unprecedented offensive against the media
24 May 2002 - Europe - United Kingdom - Threats by american actor John Malkovich against journalist Robert Fisk.
22 May 2002 - Europe - Sweden - Neo-Nazis attack journalist’s home
21 May 2002 - Europe - Ukraine - Man accused of murdering Alexandrov is acquitted - Reporters Without Borders pleased at exposure of errors in enquiry
17 May 2002 - Europe - Turkey - Revised media law - Reporters Without Borders deplores repressive turn by Turkish regime
15 May 2002 - Turkey - RSF chief banned from Turkey
13 May 2002 - Turkey - Europe - Attackers force closure of RSF "predators of press freedom" exhibition
10 May 2002 - Turkey - RSF urges Turkey to respect press freedom in wake of exhibition protests
2 May 2002 - France - Far rightists seize journalist’s film and security official hits TV crew member

 April 2002


29 April 2002 - Belarus - Report on press freedom violations in Belarus
26 April 2002 - Europe - France - Canal+ TV crew attacked by Le Pen security guards
24 April 2002 - Europe - Italy - RSF urges President Ciampi to take a firm stand against the current threat to pluralism of information
18 April 2002 - Europe - Ukraine - State prosecutor jails journalist who was his fierce critic
16 April 2002 - France - Europe - Appeal to the the candidates
8 April 2002 - France - Journalists attacked by Jewish extremists during demonstration
2 April 2002 - Europe - Russia - RSF deplores new deterioration in press freedom

 March 2002


29 March 2002 - Europe - Ukraine - RSF deplores worsening violence against the press
22 March 2002 - Wallis and Futuna (Fr.) - France - Europe - King of Wallis forces newspaper to close
20 March 2002 - Europe - Belarus - Alleged killers of journalist Dmitri Zavadski sentenced
20 March 2002 - Photographer attacked by a Jewish extremist
15 March 2002 - France - Radio journalists and editors charged over satirical sketch about Corsicans
12 March 2002 - Russia - Europe - Journalist killed, another escapes assassination attempt
7 March 2002 - France - RSF General Secretary sentenced to 1000 euros
7 March 2002 - Croatia - Feral Tribune survival jeopardised by heavy fines
1 March 2002 - Conflict about the free distribution of free sheet Metro

 February 2002


20 February 2002 - France - Radio Djido manager Lucienne Moreo-See mugged
14 February 2002 - Europe - Italy - Open letter to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
14 February 2002 - Europe - France - Fresh attack on editor of satirical monthly
8 February 2002 - An independent journalist in danger
6 February 2002 - Russia - Attack against the editor of the radio station Echo of Moscow of Samara
6 February 2002 - Turkey - Europe - Bill for tightening the legislation on violation of the press laws
1 February 2002 - Uzbekistan - Ruslan Sharipov once again threatened

 January 2002


30 January 2002 - Europe - France - Tapping of journalists’ phones
28 January 2002 - Europe - Ukraine - Council of Europe - Gongadze case and the Council of Europe
11 January 2002 - Russia - The arbitration Supreme court confirms TV6 compulsory liquidation