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Threatened
May 30
Globus, THREATENED
In an ongoing government campaign of harassment and intimidation against the independent press, the ruling Democratic Party of Croatia (HDZ) announced its intention to sue the weekly independent newspaper Globus. The HDZ leaders cited a May 21 article, written by the paper's editor in chief, Davor Butkovic, which contends that the ruling party has drafted a list of opposition politicians whom they plan to publicize as public enemies. The HDZ leaders denounced the article, saying it contained "speculation and lies." CPJ urged President Franjo Tudjman to ensure that the HDZ does not file charges against Globus. On June 3, the Council of Europe announced five conditions that Croatia had to meet for admission to the council, one of which was that the Croatian government drop all its pending cases against the independent news media.
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