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Alerts - Croatia

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Croatia

IPI calls for professionalisation of public broadcaster

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.

Croatia

IPI condemns new death threats against journalist

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.

Croatia

IPI demands public prosecutor investigate top military officials over alleged death threats to journalist

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.

Croatia

Four suspects in brutal attack on "Jutarnji List" journalist Dusan Miljus captured

IPI is pleased to hear about the detention of the alleged perpetrators, but notes that the mastermind behind the attack still needs to be identified.

Croatia

Concerns grow about anonymous death threats to newspaper staff

The threats appear to have been prompted by the cover page of the weekly "Novosti", which refers to an incident in which two Croatian military aircraft collided and crashed.

Croatia

Journalists under siege after publishing articles on "Meat Affair"

Sergej Trajkovic and Tomislav Kukec published a series of articles about alleged expired meat sold on the consumer market.

Croatia

Two years after brutal attack on "Jutarnji List" journalist perpetrators still at large

In 2008 journalist Dusan Miljus was brutally attacked by unidentified men who beat him with baseball bats until he lost consciousness.

Croatia

IPI concerned that attackers of journalist still not caught after more than a year

More than one year after the brutal assault on journalist Dusan Miljus, his attackers are yet to be arrested.

Croatia / Serbia

Serbian police arrest suspects in deadly Croatian bombing

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the arrests of three additional suspects in the October 2008 murders of Ivo Pukanic and Niko Franjic.

Croatia

Journalist loses contract, prohibited from appearing on radio and television programmes

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Journalist finds electronic device under his car, fears bomb threat

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Croatia

Police charge five suspects in death of two newspaper staff

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 3 November 2008 CPJ press release:

Croatia

Journalist and newspaper marketing director killed in car bombing

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Previously-attacked journalist subjected to new threats; police fail to track perpetrators of June attack

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 10 July 2008 press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Journalist previously threatened over his writing brutally beaten, injured

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate, to Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Internal Affairs Minister Berislav Roncevic:

Croatia / Albania / Montenegro

Albanian, Croatian journalists threatened, violently assaulted; Montenegrin publisher, newspaper lose one exorbitant lawsuit, hit by another

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

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:

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:

Croatia

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:

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:

Croatia

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:

Croatia / International

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:

Croatia

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:

Croatia / International

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 being prosecuted.

Croatia

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:

Croatia

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:

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.

Croatia / Rwanda

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:

Croatia / Serbia

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:

Croatia

IFJ concerned that government appointments to news agency managing board were politically motivated

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Croatia

RSF relieved by Hague court decision not to prosecute three journalists

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced relief at the 15 June 2006 decision by Carla del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), not to prosecute three extreme-right-wing Croatian journalists accused of being in contempt of court for revealing the identity of a protected witness, current Croatian President Stipe Mesic.

Croatia

Two journalists receive death threats

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Journalists, radio workers receive death threats

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Newspaper editor receives death threat for reporting on war crimes

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a CPJ press release:

Croatia

Journalist receives five-month suspended sentence for libel

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Journalist released from prison; pleads not guilty at UN tribunal

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 14 October 2005 CPJ press release:

Croatia

Journalist arrested; facing extradition to UN war crimes tribunal

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a CPJ press release:

Croatia

Journalist's sentence upheld on appeal; weekly alleges intelligence agency tapped journalists' phones

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is an 18 February 2005 letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Journalists demand inquiry into alleged abuses by security agency

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 10 February 2005 CPJ press release:

Croatia

Counter Intelligence Agency exerts pressure on journalist

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 29 November 2004 press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Journalist receives suspended three-month prison sentence for defamation

(RSF/IFEX) - On 11 November 2004, a court in Split, southern Croatia, sentenced journalist Vladimir Matijanic, of the weekly "Feral Tribune", to a suspended three-month prison sentence for defaming footballer Igor Stimac, suspected of involvement in criminal activities.

Croatia

Journalist given two-month suspended jail sentence

(RSF/IFEX) - RSF has expressed shock after a court in Split, southern Croatia, sentenced state television and radio journalist Ljubica Letinic to a two-month suspended prison term for defamation of Jozo Parcina, a local businessman.

Croatia

Journalist receives death threat

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter to Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and Interior Affairs Minister Marjan Mlinaric from the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Attack against one of private television station's owners

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

ARTICLE 19 concerned about Criminal Code defamation provisions, introduction of new Civil Media Law

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is an ARTICLE 19 letter to the Croatian prime minister regarding defamation provisions in the Criminal Code:

Croatia

ARTICLE 19 analysis of draft Croatian Right to Access Information Act

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is an ARTICLE 19 statement:

Croatia

Criminal code amendments and planned press law changes deal a blow to press freedom

(RSF/IFEX) - RSF has condemned newly adopted amendments to the criminal code and proposed changes to the press law, saying they would hamper access to official information, limit the ability to criticise public figures and make it easier to prosecute journalists, thereby encouraging self-censorship.

Croatia

Concern over proposed criminal law changes

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 27 June 2003 letter to Prime Minister Ivica Racan and President Zlatko Tomcic by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

Croatia

Press magnate escapes bomb attack

Croatia

CPJ protests court rulings against satirical weekly

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