(RSF/IFEX) – On 25 September 1997, two uniformed police officers entered the offices of the Albanian-language daily “Koha Ditore”, located in Pristina, and arrested one of the paper’s three associate editors-in-chief, Baton Haxhiu. He was released after being questioned by police. The officers also seized documents pertaining to the two other associate editors-in-chief, Yiber Hysa […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 25 September 1997, two uniformed police officers
entered the offices of the Albanian-language daily “Koha Ditore”,
located in Pristina, and arrested one of the paper’s three
associate editors-in-chief, Baton Haxhiu. He was released after
being questioned by police. The officers also seized documents
pertaining to the two other associate editors-in-chief, Yiber
Hysa and Dukagjin Gorani.
According to “Koha Ditore”, the reason for the police action was
to obtain information about current protests by Albanian students
in Kosovo. Previously, on 12 September, three police officers had
arrested Haxhiu at the daily’s offices. He was later released
after being questioned about other student protests (see IFEX
alert of 16 September 1997).
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
police on the premises of “Koha Ditore”
intimidate media outlets in the region
Appeals To
His Excellency Slobodan Milosevic
President
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Fax: +381 11 656 862 / 682 167 / 682 850 / 636 775His Excellency Zoran Lilic
President
Republic of Serbia
Fax: +381 11 656 862 / 682 167Ministry of Information
Republic of Serbia
Fax: +381 11 685 937 / 659 370
e-mail: mirs@eunet.yu
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