On 1 July 1996, Croatian authorities cancelled the television news program “Slikom na Sliku” (“Frame by Frame”), which airs on state-owned HTV. Journalists at the program stated that officials from HTV, which is the only nation-wide television channel in Croatia, informed the program’s editor that HTV would no longer air “Slikom na Sliku.” No reason […]
On 1 July 1996, Croatian authorities cancelled the television
news program “Slikom na Sliku” (“Frame by Frame”), which airs on
state-owned HTV. Journalists at the program stated that officials
from HTV, which is the only nation-wide television channel in
Croatia, informed the program’s editor that HTV would no longer
air “Slikom na Sliku.” No reason was given for the decision.
“Slikom na Sliku”, which has been running since January 1992 and
airs five times a week, is a 45-minute program which re-
broadcasts news items from abroad and airs interviews with
current newsmakers. It was the only television news program to
cover the June 1996 trial of “Feral Tribune” journalists Viktor
Ivancic and Marinko Culic, who were charged with slandering
Croatian President Franjo Tudjman (see IFEX alert dated 14 June
1996 and others).
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
air for political reasons
in Croatia and ensure that “Sliku na Slikom” be allowed to
continue broadcasting
Appeals To
His Excellency Franjo Tudjman
President of the Republic of Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 443 075/444 532/456 5188
Mr Zeyno Luzavec
Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communication
Prisavlje 14
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 611 0691
Minister of Internal Affairs
Mr Ivan Jarnjak
Ministar
Ministarstvo za unutraSnje poslove Republike Hrvatske
Savska cesta 39
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 443 715
Vlatko Pavletic
President of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia
Fax: +385 1 443 124
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