16 June 1999
Alert
RSF asks NATO to launch inquiry into journalists' murder
Incident details
other(RSF/IFEX) - RSF is deeply alarmed by the murder of two German journalists
in Kosovo.
**Updates IFEX alerts of 15 June and 14 June 1999**
On 13 June, Gabriel Gruener and Volker Kraemer, a journalist and
photographer, respectively, of the German weekly "Stern", were shot and
killed close to the city of Stimlje (40 km south of Pristina). Senol Alit,
their Macedonian translator, was also killed. According to certain sources,
the two journalists were allegedly led by two unknown individuals to the
supposed location of a fictional village outside the city of Prizren, before
being murdered there. Other sources have stated that the journalists were
killed by snipers on the road from Prizren to Skopje (in Macedonia).
Recommended Action
Send appeals to NATO's secretary general:
on the ground provide for the protection of journalists
deployment of NATO troops, while the situation remains dangerous in the
province: snipers, paramilitary personnel, mines all present hazards to
journalists
bloodiest for the journalistic community
while carrying out their professional duties
Appeals To
Mr. Javier Solana
Secretary General
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Leopold III Blvd.
10 110 Brussels, Belgium
Fax: +322 724 3422
Please copy appeals to the source if possible.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
47, rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
France
rsf (@) rsf.org
Phone: +33 1 44 83 84 84
Fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51
@rsf_rwb
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