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(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has called on interior minister Dragan Jocic to retake control of the investigation into the 2001 murder of journalist Milan Pantic and to combat the impunity which has allowed his killers to remain at large. Pantic, correspondent in Jagodina, central Serbia, for the Belgrade daily “Vecernje Novosti”, was found dead […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is a 25 April 2006 ANEM statement: BROADCAST AGENCY MUST EXPLAIN DECISIONS BELGRADE, April 25, 2006 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media asks that the Serbian Broadcast Agency, without delay, provide explanations to applicants who were refused broadcasting licenses in the recent public competition. In this way the procedure would […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is an ANEM statement: COUNCIL RIDES ROUGHSHOD OVER MEDIA FREEDOM BELGRADE, April 26, 2006 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media is outraged by last night’s closure of BK Television in Belgrade. The association believes that this rash intervention by the Serbian Broadcast Agency Council is a threat to the legal […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is a 16 March 2006 ANEM statement: B92 TELEVISION CREW ATTACKED BELGRADE, March 16, 2006 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media protests strongly over yesterday’s attack on a reporter and cameraman from ANEM member B92 television. B92 reporter Petar Gajic and cameraman Spasa Dakic were attacked in Belgrade while reporting […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is a 24 January 2006 ANEM press release: NETWORK LICENCE FEES THREATEN COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING BELGRADE, January 24, 2006 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) is seriously concerned for the fate of commercial broadcasting in Serbia following the announcement of a public competition for the issue of broadcast licenses. ANEM […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is an ANEM press release: GOVERNMENT PRE-EMPTS BROADCAST COUNCIL WITH FREQUENCY PLEDGE BELGRADE, December 23, 2005 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) protests strongly against attempts by the Serbian Government to undermine the authority of the Broadcast Agency and Telecommunications Agency by guaranteeing a frequency licence to investors interested […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a CPJ press release: Serbian soldiers convicted in 1991 slaughter of civilians, journalists New York, December 13, 2005 – The War Crimes Chamber of the district court in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, convicted 14 former soldiers Monday on charges of torturing and executing Croatian civilians, including at least two journalists, […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is an ANEM statement: JOURNALIST’S CAR DESTROYED AFTER THREATS BELGRADE, November 8, 2005 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) urges the appropriate authorities to undertake a thorough investigation of the destruction of a car belonging to Kursumlija journalist Ljiljana Danilovic. The Association also urges the authorities to inform the […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is an ANEM statement followed by a 25 October 2005 letter by “Vranjske” director and editor-in-chief Vukasin Obradovic: ANEM wishes to draw your attention to recent events in the Vranje municipality, namely the break-in at the offices of local weekly “Vranjske”, when nothing was stolen but the offices were thoroughly ransacked. […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is an ANEM statement: PANTIC MURDER ALLEGATIONS MUST BE INVESTIGATED BELGRADE, October 21, 2005 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) urges the appropriate state bodies to conduct a serious review and investigation of statements recently reported in the media about people who may have been involved in ordering and […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is an ANEM statement: LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS HARASS VRANJE JOURNALISTS BELGRADE, September 16, 2005 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) calls on the appropriate authorities, particularly the Interior Ministry and the Culture and Information Ministry, to protect the journalists and editor of Radio OK. For the last few days […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate: H.E. Vojislav Kostunica Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Fax: +381 11 3617 609 H.E. Dragan Jocic Minister of Interior of the Republic of Serbia Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Fax: +381 11 […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is an ANEM statement: INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN CONTINUES BELGRADE, September 7, 2005 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) protests strongly at the continuing campaign of intimidation which has now extended beyond journalists to activists of non-governmental organisations. Beta agency yesterday carried a report of Sasa Stojkovic, the current affairs editor […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is a 23 August 2005 ANEM statement: RASH AND DAMAGING AMENDMENTS BELGRADE, August 23, 2005 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) wishes to draw the attention of members of the Serbian Parliament to the potentially serious consequences of adopting amendments to the Broadcast Act which have been drafted in […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is a 23 August 2005 ANEM statement: MINISTER WARNS JOURNALISTS MAY BE SHOT BELGRADE, August 23, 2005 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media protests strongly at the re-emergence of unacceptable and irresponsible rhetoric in the public arena in Serbia. Political opponents are now being attacked with the most vulgar language […]

(ANEM/IFEX) – The following is a 16 August 2005 ANEM statement: MINISTERIAL DEATH THREAT TO B92 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BELGRADE, August 16, 2005 – The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) condemns in the strongest terms the primitive, violent and insulting statements directed yesterday by Serbian Capital Investments Minister Velimir Ilic and his media advisor Petar Lazovic […]