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Link to: NATO bombs RTS transmission towers, Montenegro media threatened, Baton Haxhiu is alive

NATO bombs RTS transmission towers, Montenegro media threatened, Baton Haxhiu is alive

(CPJ/IFEX) – On 8 April 1999, British Air Commodore David Wilby said that since the Serbian state-run radio and television were “an instrument of propaganda and repression,” it “is therefore a legitimate target.” The following day, CPJ sent a letter to NATO general secretary Javier Solana asking for clarification of the criteria NATO planned to […]

Link to: Editor of independent newspaper assassinated

Editor of independent newspaper assassinated

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 15 March, 12 March, 10 March, 9 March and 8 March 1999** Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Editor of independent newspaper assassinated Reporters sans frontières wishes to express its sadness and indignation concerning the assassination of journalist Slavko Curuvija. The organisation is asking […]

Link to: Timely report on Yugoslavia for Press Freedom Day

Timely report on Yugoslavia for Press Freedom Day

(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 12 April 1999 For immediate release Timely Report on Yugoslavia for Press Freedom Day Slobodan Milosevic, the strongman of Serbia, “has made a mockery out of the state, parliament, currency, judicial system, public interest and system of values,” the President of the Independent Journalists Association […]

Link to: CPJ seeks clarification regarding NATO’s position on targeting Serbian media

CPJ seeks clarification regarding NATO’s position on targeting Serbian media

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ letter to NATO Secretary General Javier Solana seeking clarification regarding NATO’s position on targeting Serbian media: **Updates previous IFEX alert of 9 April 1999** April 9, 1999 Javier Solana Secretary General NATO Brussels, Belgium VIA FACSIMILE April 9, 1999 Dear Secretary General Solana: The Committee to Protect Journalists […]

Link to: IFJ urges NATO Secretary General not to bomb Serbian media

IFJ urges NATO Secretary General not to bomb Serbian media

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ press release: Media Release April 9th, 1999 IFJ Urges NATO Secretary General Not to Bomb Serbian Media: Such a policy “threatens lives of journalists everywhere” Reports that NATO bombers may strike at media targets in Serbia, later retracted, has prompted the International Federation of Journalists to urge restraint […]

Link to: WAN condemns Yugoslav press crackdown during war

WAN condemns Yugoslav press crackdown during war

(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 7 April, 6 April, 2 April, 29 March, 25 March, 23 March and 22 March 1999 Paris, 8 April 1999 For immediate release WAN Condemns Yugoslav Press Crackdown During War The World Association of Newspapers has condemned the closure of media outlets […]

Link to: Unscrupulous journalism reigns supreme in Greece, says GHM

Unscrupulous journalism reigns supreme in Greece, says GHM

(GHM/IFEX) – The following is a 3 April 1999 GHM press release: TOPIC: GREEK STATE NEWS AGENCY DISTORTS IFJ STATEMENT ON B92. UNSCRUPULOUS JOURNALISM REIGNS SUPREME IN GREECE. The cooperating NGOs Greek Helsinki Monitor and Minority Rights Group – Greece would like to denounce the unscrupulous distortion on 3 April by the Greek state Macedonian […]

Link to: Journalists released

Journalists released

(GHM/IFEX) – GHM is announcing the release in Macedonia of two Spanish television correspondents and a Dutch freelance photographer previously detained in Kosovo. **Updates IFEX alerts of 7 April and 6 April 1999** GHM was informed by the French News Agency that Jon Sistiaga Escudero and Bernabe Dominguez Lopez of Telecinco, and Arie Kievit of […]

Link to: Journalists detained in Kosovo

Journalists detained in Kosovo

(IPI/IFEX) – IPI is condemning the detention of two Spanish television correspondents and a Dutch freelance photographer in Kosovo. **Updates IFEX alert of 6 April 1999**

Link to: IFEX members issue joint declaration on FRY independent media

IFEX members issue joint declaration on FRY independent media

(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is an IFEX members’ joint action condemning the closure of Radio B92 and the crackdown on independent media in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and other members of the international freedom of expression community condemn the closure on Friday, 2 April 1999 of […]

Link to: Four independent radio stations are silenced, independent  television  station is shut down, ANEM offices seized, three foreign correspondents  detained

Four independent radio stations are silenced, independent television station is shut down, ANEM offices seized, three foreign correspondents detained

(CPJ/IFEX) – Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic’s assault on independent journalists continued and intensified this weekend. CPJ has documented several alarming new developments that it became aware of on Saturday, 3 April, and early Sunday, 4 April 1999. **Updates IFEX alerts of 2 April, 1 April, 29 March, 25 March and 24 March 1999** Thursday, 1 […]

Link to: IFJ calls for safety first as journalists and media caught in Kosovo crossfire

IFJ calls for safety first as journalists and media caught in Kosovo crossfire

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ press release: Media Release April 6th 1999 IFJ Calls for Safety First As Journalists and Media Are Caught in Kosovo Crossfire The International Federation of Journalists today called on media organisations and journalists to minimise risks to news teams as the military action in Kosovo and Serbia intensifies. […]

Link to: AMARC protests closure of Radio B92

AMARC protests closure of Radio B92

(AMARC/IFEX) – Officials of the government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have shut down Radio B92, silencing the last independent media voice in Serbia. In the early hours of Friday morning, 2 April 1999, police officers arrived to seal the station’s offices, and ordered all staff to cease work and leave the premises immediately. […]

Link to: Radio B92 shut down, foreign correspondent detained in Novi Sad

Radio B92 shut down, foreign correspondent detained in Novi Sad

(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ has documented several alarming new developments in Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic’s assault on independent journalists. **Updates IFEX alerts of 2 April, 1 April, 31 March, 29 March, 25 March and 24 March 1999** On 2 April, at 9:00 a.m. (Belgrade time), police officers arrived at Radio B92’s office and ordered the staff […]

Link to: IFJ condemns “whispering campaign” as Milosevic seizes Radio B92

IFJ condemns “whispering campaign” as Milosevic seizes Radio B92

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 2 April, 1 April, 31 March, 29 March, 25 March and 24 March 1999** IFJ Condemns “Whispering Campaign” as Milosevic Seizes Radio B92 The International Federation of Journalists today condemned the silencing of B92, the Belgrade-based independent radio station as a “manipulation […]

Link to: Serb officials harass Radio B92 journalists

Serb officials harass Radio B92 journalists

(HRW/IFEX) – Human Rights Watch has learned that on 30 March 1999, Serbian officials visited the offices of Radio B92 in Belgrade and took all the names and addresses of its journalists. **Updates IFEX alerts of 1 April, 29 March, 25 March and 24 March 1999** Radio B92 is Serbia’s largest and most important independent […]