(RSF/IFEX) – On 12 September 1997, three police officers entered the office of the Albanian-language daily “Koha Ditore” in Pristina and took journalist Baton Haxhiu to the police station for questioning. Haxhiu was interrogated for two hours regarding his meetings with foreign diplomats, politicians and students. According to the newspaper’s directors, the police wanted information […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 12 September 1997, three police officers entered
the office of the Albanian-language daily “Koha Ditore” in
Pristina and took journalist Baton Haxhiu to the police station
for questioning. Haxhiu was interrogated for two hours regarding
his meetings with foreign diplomats, politicians and students.
According to the newspaper’s directors, the police wanted
information about how “Koha Ditore” was going to cover Albanian
student protests at the University of Pristina.
On the same day, two men in civilian clothing confiscated the
camera of reporter Fisnak Abrassi as he was taking pictures of
members of the Serbian Socialist Party who were visiting
Pristina.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
camera of Fisnak Abrassi
of journalists with “Koha Ditore”
Appeals To
His Excellency Slobodan Milosevic
President
Republic of Serbia
Fax: +381 11 656 862 / 682 167 / 682 850 / 636 775His Excellency Zoran Lilic
President
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Fax: +381 11 656 862 / 682 167Dragutin Brcin
Federal Minister of Information
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Fax: +381 11 600 446Zoran Sokolovic
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia
Ministar Unutrasnjih Poslova Republike Srbije
Kneza Milosa 101, 11000 Beograd, Republic of Yugoslavia
Fax: +381 11 683 041 / 685 937
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