Group Names Top Leaders Persecuting Journalists

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Journalists face "relentless hostility" from national leaders of a variety of political persuasions who are determined to keep the truth concealed, according to press-freedom groups commemorating tomorrow's World Press Freedom Day.

Yesterday the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) spotlighted the national leaders of China, Cuba, Albania, Burma, Nigeria, Turkey, Belarus, Ethiopia and Indonesia as noteworthy for "their ruthless campaigns of suppression of journalists."

"These individuals are characterized by their relentless hostility to the very concept of a free and independent press," said Bill Orme, CPJ executive director. "They have deliberately engaged in …