News magazine director escapes assassination attempt
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: IPI / SEEMO Strongly Condemn Attempted Murder of Croatian Media Owner Vienna, 11 April 2008 – The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East […]
World Report 2008: Croatia
World Report 2008: Croatia
Journalist petitions authorities for protection, an end to ongoing harassment by intelligence agency
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: SEEMO Supports Civil Petition by Croatian Journalist Zeljko Peratovic The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East Europe and an affiliate of the International […]
Journalist receives death threats
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 19 March 2008 press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: Croatian journalist receives death threats The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press […]
Freedom of the Press 2007: Croatia
Freedom of the Press 2007: Croatia
Accused war criminal sues newspaper for alleged defamation; newspaper claims death threats linked to his release on bail
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 26 February 2008 WAN letter to Croatian President Stjepan Mesić: His Excellency President Stjepan Mesić President of Croatia Your Excellency, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum, which represent 18,000 publications in 102 countries, to express our serious concern at […]
Journalist investigating war crimes receives death threat
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: SEEMO Alarmed by Death Threats Against Croatian Journalist Vienna, 20 February 2008 – The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an […]
Journalists summoned to international court for publishing allegedly confidential information on war crimes trial
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 November 2007 IFJ media release: IFJ Criticises Indictment of Croatian Journalists at The Hague “For Doing Their Job” The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by the demand from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague to question eight Croatian journalists over publication […]
Independent newspaper closes, alleging bias after government refuses to write off debt; a “massive blow to media pluralism”, says EFJ
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 19 June 2007 media release of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), an IFJ regional group: Journalists Condemn Closure of Croatia’s Pioneering Feral Tribune as “Massive Blow” The European Federation of Journalists has deplored the closure of Croatia’s weekly Feral Tribune calling it a “massive blow to media pluralism.” […]
Proceedings against journalists covering international tribunal set disturbing precedent, says RSF
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about a decision by one of the trial chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to order prosecutors to find out how a document classified as confidential by the court was leaked to several Croat media. The order could lead to the media […]
Crime-investigating television journalist gets death threats
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate, to Croatian authorities: H.E. Ivo Sanader Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Fax: +385 1 6303 022, 6303 019 H.E. Ivica Kirin Minister of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Fax: […]
Two burglaries at journalist’s home likely linked to earlier death threats, says SEEMO
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate to the Croatian authorities: H.E. Ivo Sanader Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Fax: +385 1 6303 022, 6303 019 H.E. Ivica Kirin Minister of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Croatia Zagreb, Croatia […]
Two state TV journalists suspended for broadcasting president’s comments on Croatia’s fascist past
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has condemned a decision by the Croatian state radio and TV broadcaster HRT to suspend two of its journalists, Danko Druzijanic and Goran Rotim, for broadcasting comments by President Stepan Mesic in which he spoke approvingly of Croatia’s fascist past during the Second World War. HRT director general Mirko Galic […]
RSF publishes report on Rwanda tribunal’s disturbing precedents as ex-Yugoslavia tribunal fines Croatian journalist
(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 31 August 2006 RSF press release: Report on Rwanda tribunal’s disturbing precedents is published as ex-Yugoslavia tribunal fines Croatian journalist A day after a Croatian journalist was fined by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Reporters Without Borders today published a report about the often fraught […]
SEEMO concerned about attacks, threats, sentences against journalists, increasing press restrictions
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: SEEMO CONCERNED ABOUT WORSENING PRESS FREEDOM SITUATION IN SERBIA AND CROATIA Vienna, 30 August 2006 The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East Europe […]
IFJ concerned that government appointments to news agency managing board were politically motivated
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Calls for Review of Government Appointments to Croatian News Agency Managing Board The International Federation of Journalists today joined calls for a new and transparent appointments procedure for Croatian public media after the government named a veterinarian, a recent law school graduate and a political […]