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

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

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.

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.

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

These extremely repressive amendments to the press law are a major blow to journalists in Nepal, who have worked tirelessly to preserve their livelihood, from a king who appears determined to destroy the independent press.