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    <language>en</language>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:40:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Croatia - IPI calls for professionalisation of public broadcaster]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2012/01/20/public_broadcaster/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As has been the case in most post-communist countries, the process of transforming state television channels into public broadcasters has been slow and difficult in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2012/01/20/public_broadcaster/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - Police allegedly assault reporter]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/01/16/xhymshiti_beaten/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vedat Xhymshiti was covering clashes between demonstrators and Kosovo police near the Merdare border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo, when he was allegedly struck by policemen and lost consciousness.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2012/01/16/xhymshiti_beaten/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bosnia and Herzegovina - IPI calls on politician to respect and support public broadcasters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bosnia_and_herzegovina/2011/12/21/public_broadcaster/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-controlled entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that it was not in the interests of the citizens to finance the broadcaster BHRT, which has been critical of his policies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bosnia_and_herzegovina/2011/12/21/public_broadcaster/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM concerned about proposed Cinematography Act]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/12/16/cinematography_act/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The change in the funding structure under the new act is aimed at helping the movie industry but instead risks killing off independent media outlets and may ultimately lead to a media blackout, says the organisation. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/12/16/cinematography_act/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Croatia - IPI condemns new death threats against journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2011/12/14/hedl_death_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Commission of the Croatian Bishops' Conference asked the president to withdraw a human rights award given to Drago Hedl because it was not satisfied with his reporting. This announcement was followed by death threats against Hedl.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2011/12/14/hedl_death_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Macedonia - IPI releases report on press freedom mission]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2011/11/18/mission_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[All media professionals interviewed by the delegation spoke of political, economic and legal pressure on media that induced self-censorship.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2011/11/18/mission_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Germany - Greek criminal case against German journalists sparks concern]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/germany/2011/11/17/focus_criminal_case/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A case was launched against the publisher of "FOCUS" magazine and several journalists after the German magazine criticised Greece over the debt crisis.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/germany/2011/11/17/focus_criminal_case/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Radio-Television Prima's studio vandalised]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/10/18/prima_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ANEM condemns economic pressure and open threats against media outlets in the run-up to local and parliamentary elections. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/10/18/prima_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - IPI condemns renewed pressure on journalists ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/10/18/multiple_media_attacks/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A local politician allegedly threatened Vojkan Ristic for publishing a story linking the former's political party to a major corruption scandal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/10/18/multiple_media_attacks/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - IPI condemns attack on journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/10/14/dikov_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An explosive device was detonated underneath a car belonging to Sasho Dikov, a sports journalist and political commentator who has been critical of the government.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/10/14/dikov_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - IPI condemns use of hate speech and "online lynching" to target award-winning journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/10/12/benatova_harassed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mirolyuba Benatova has come under a barrage of verbal abuse and has been bombarded with ethnic and political insults on Facebook after reporting on ethnic violence in the village of Katunitsa. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/10/12/benatova_harassed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - IPI condemns continuing political pressure on Hungarian minority media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/10/04/minority_media_pressured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to IPI, the National Council of the Hungarian Ethnic Minority, created to protect the interests of the biggest national minority in Vojvodina, appears to represent the interests of one political party.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/10/04/minority_media_pressured/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - IPI condemns physical attack on TV Tutin crew]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/09/30/tv_crew_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A two-member TV crew was filming the construction of a local cultural center when four individuals approached and started beating them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/09/30/tv_crew_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - RSF reports on outlook for media following five-day country mission
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2011/09/20/mission_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Many of the journalists interviewed by RSF viewed the economic crisis as a chance for the media to break with the patronage system that has prevailed since the 1980s.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2011/09/20/mission_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Media associations' statement on Draft Media Strategy
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/09/16/draft_media_strategy/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[While the groups welcomed certain provisions in the document, they stressed that the section on regional public service broadcasters remains problematic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/09/16/draft_media_strategy/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - Daily "Vijesti" attacked yet again]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/08/29/vijesti_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite the condemnation of prior attacks, the authorities have not created a setting in which the daily's journalists can work free from pressure, says IPI.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/08/29/vijesti_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - IPI condemns detention of two journalists in Florina]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2011/08/23/macedonians_briefly_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Goran Momirovski and Milena Gjorgjievska were detained in a street and held for two hours while police reviewed their filmed material in order to make sure no public buildings were filmed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2011/08/23/macedonians_briefly_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - IPI condemns latest attacks on journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/08/09/gajrakuand_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Shkodran Gajrakuand, a journalist for TV Klan, and camera operator Veton Ethemi were beaten by firefighters when they tried to film a fire in a cemetery.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/08/09/gajrakuand_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Greece - IPI condemns attack on SKAI TV in Piraeus]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2011/07/29/skaitv_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Representatives of taxi drivers' organisations, who have been protesting a decision to deregulate their profession, vented their anger against the TV channel.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/greece/2011/07/29/skaitv_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - ANEM condemns hacker attack on radio station website]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/07/29/radio_city_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A statement from the Radio City radio station said that an Albanian group hacked into the station's website and posted a message saying "Kosovo is Albanian".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/07/29/radio_city_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - IPI calls on authorities to create environment in which media can operate freely]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/07/27/pressure_on_media/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Recently the Ministry of Trade and Industry decided to cut all relations with Pristina daily "Zeri", while the imam of the main Mosque in Pristina publicly attacked "Koha Ditore" newspaper.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/07/27/pressure_on_media/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - IPI welcomes planned decriminalisation of defamation and libel]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/07/25/decriminilisation_defamation_libel/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Justice Ministry State Secretary Slobodan Homen announced that defamation and libel will be removed from the criminal code in autumn 2011.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/07/25/decriminilisation_defamation_libel/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - IPI condemns recurring attacks on daily "Vijesti"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/07/25/car_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["The recurrent attacks on 'Vijesti' lead us to believe that this daily is a deliberate target," says IPI affiliate SEEMO.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/07/25/car_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Croatia - IPI demands public prosecutor investigate top military officials over alleged death threats to journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2011/07/21/hedl_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to information published by the the Zagreb daily "Jutarnji List", a detained general admitted to having discussed Drago Hedl's "liquidation" back in 2010.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2011/07/21/hedl_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM opposes cable operators' limits on local media content]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/07/18/access_to_information/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ANEM considers it unacceptable for cable operators to limit the right to enjoy a wide range of media content, especially as regards the right to be informed via local media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/07/18/access_to_information/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - IPI condemns latest attack on daily "Vijesti"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/07/18/vijesti_vehicles_torched/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Vijesti" was the target of yet another attack as two of the daily's cars were torched when they were parked across from the National Security Agency's offices.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/07/18/vijesti_vehicles_torched/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - Government decriminalises speech offences]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/07/13/libel_decriminalised/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Last week Montenegro became the latest country in the world to decriminalise libel, reports the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/07/13/libel_decriminalised/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - IPI welcomes decriminalisation of defamation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/07/13/defamation_decriminalised/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The decision marks a great advancement for free expression in the country, which is now one of the few in Europe where defamation is not a criminal offence.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/07/13/defamation_decriminalised/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Macedonia - IFJ supports campaign for independent journalism and pluralism]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2011/07/08/pluralism_and_rights/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Media freedom is seriously under threat and there is a risk of installing a culture of fear in the profession, says Tamara Chausidis, president of the IFJ affiliate SSNM.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2011/07/08/pluralism_and_rights/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bosnia and Herzegovina - Group of journalists threatened while attempting to cover funeral procession]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bosnia_and_herzegovina/2011/06/20/republika_srpska_death_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two civilians approached Vladimir Mitric, a journalist for the Belgrade-based "Vecernje Novosti", who is stationed in Loznica in Western Serbia, and threatened to come to his home town and kill him.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bosnia_and_herzegovina/2011/06/20/republika_srpska_death_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - ANEM condemns attack on Radio Kontakt Plus journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/06/13/tvrdisic_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zeljko Tvrdisic was assaulted while reporting on the demolition of illegally constructed buildings in Kosovska Mitrovica.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/06/13/tvrdisic_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM calls sentences for attackers of B92 camera operator "too light"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/05/12/brankovic_verdict/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bosko Brankovic was assaulted and seriously injured while reporting on a rally protesting the arrest of Radovan Karadzic in 2008.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 14:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/05/12/brankovic_verdict/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - Amendments to penal code threaten free expression, says IPI]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/05/04/penal_code_amendments/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bulgaria's Parliament has adopted changes to the penal code that have introduced jail time for journalists and writers who instigate hatred, discrimination or violence - and could be used to impose controls on the media, says the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/05/04/penal_code_amendments/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - Concern over growing restrictions on press freedom]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/04/26/growing_restrictions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Amendments to the Penal Code related to discrimination could mean an attempt to impose controls on media outlets and the Internet.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/04/26/growing_restrictions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - Authorities urged to allow Macedonian journalists to enter the country]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/04/26/permission_denied/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Three media outlets from Skopje - television channels TV Sonce and Kanal 5, as well as the daily Dnevnik - were prevented from entering Bulgaria to cover a commemoration in Melnik.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/04/26/permission_denied/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - IPI condemns attack on journalist with Hungarian-language daily]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/04/26/szogi_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Csaba Szögi was beaten by individuals who waited for him in front of public restrooms in Beèej, a town in the multiethnic Vojvodina province. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/04/26/szogi_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM joins local media groups in calls for media reform]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/04/11/letter_to_president/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Ignoring deadlines and prolonging the status quo jeopardises the implementation of the fundamental European principle that the state must not control the media or influence editorial policy," said ANEM in an open letter to President Boris Tadic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/04/11/letter_to_president/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Public official threatens to file lawsuit against Novi Sad-based radio station]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/04/06/radio_021_lawsuit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Branko Bjelajac, director of a water utility company, is angered over comments posted on the Radio 021 website.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/04/06/radio_021_lawsuit/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Journalist found guilty of defaming former minister]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/04/01/markovic_indicted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Cacak court handed down a sentence against Radio Ozon director Stojan Markovic for satirical comments made against former minister Velimir Ilic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/04/01/markovic_indicted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - Journalist threatened by supermarket security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/03/28/shala_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Lajm" reporter Fatos Shala was taking photographs at a supermarket for an article when he was assaulted and threatened by a security guard.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/03/28/shala_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Organisations show solidarity with broadcaster under threat]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/03/15/ipi_support/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Brankica Stankovic, a programme producer at B92 radio and television, has been under police protection since December 2009, after she revealed alleged connections between organised crime, football fans and politics. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/03/15/ipi_support/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Montenegro - World's press groups assess media scene in European Union-hopeful country]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/03/11/free_press_assessment/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[WAN-IFRA, IPI and SEEMO recently sent a joint delegation to the southeastern European republic to assess the threats to a free and independent press, and determine how to improve conditions in which a free press can thrive.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/montenegro/2011/03/11/free_press_assessment/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kosovo (Serbia) - RSF condemns US ambassador's "unacceptable attack" on journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/03/04/ambassador_letter/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Express", "Koha Ditore" and Koha Vision TV used blown-up photos of text messages on a smartphone screen to show that the US ambassador provided the country's new president with last-minute advice in parliament before a vote that secured him the presidency.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/kosovo/2011/03/04/ambassador_letter/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - Police confiscate Macedonian news bulletin]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/02/28/macedonia_voice_confiscated/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[No official warrants were provided as security officers entered the printing house and confiscated all 2,500 copies of the recently printed issue of "Macedonia Voice".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/02/28/macedonia_voice_confiscated/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - Independent station threatened after airing show on mining abuses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/02/23/b92_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Posters calling for the death of B92 were plastered around a town in Serbia last week, the day after the independent broadcaster aired a show reporting on irregularities at the local coal mine, report the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbia - ANEM condemns campaign of intimidation against local television station]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2011/02/17/b92_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Death notices" and posters attacking the RTV B92 television station have been appearing in the town of Lazarevac.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria - Bomb explodes in front of weekly newspaper building
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/02/14/galeria_bombed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Galeria" is known for reports that have criticised the government, and the publication has reported on wiretaps dealing with alleged corruption among high-ranking officials.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2011/02/14/galeria_bombed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Albania - IFJ condemns press freedom abuses against journalists
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/albania/2011/02/02/journalists_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ened Janina was beaten by a policeman who told him, "I do not give a damn that you are a journalist," and Fatos Mahmutaj was shot at by a police officer who opened fire from the Prime Minister's office courtyard.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/albania/2011/02/02/journalists_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Macedonia - IFJ calls for A1TV network to be allowed to continue broadcasting following political and judicial pressure]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2011/02/02/a1tv_legal/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The station and the group's newspapers have long been targeted by the government for vigorous journalism exposing official corruption. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/macedonia/2011/02/02/a1tv_legal/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Croatia - President says he opposes proposal to criminalise defamation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2011/01/31/ipi_mission/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[President Ivo Josipović told a joint IPI/SEEMO delegation in Zagreb that he is against proposed changes to his country's criminal code that would impose severe penalties for libel, including jail.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/croatia/2011/01/31/ipi_mission/</guid>
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