Yugoslavia: 1999

Special Reports

  

Civility by Decree

When is official control of the press necessary? Never, say U.S. press freedom advocates. But in Kosovo, many local journalists support a new regulatory board designed to censor hate speech.

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Civility by Decree

When is official control of the press necessary? Never, say U.S. press freedom advocates. But in Kosovo, many local journalists support a new regulatory board designed to censor hate speech.

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Civility by Decree

When is official control of the press necessary? Never, say U.S press freedom advocates. But in Kosovo, many local journalists support a new regulatory board designed to censor hate speech.

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Introduction

Since March 24, when NATO began its bombing campaign in Yugoslavia, CPJ has been monitoring conditions facing journalists covering the conflict. CPJ’s latest update reports on the death of two German journalists, a sniper attack on British journalists in Kosovo, and the fact the Albanian-language newsapaper Koha Ditore is being distributed inside Kosovo.(updated June 23,…

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Contact

For more information about this report, you may contact: Chrystyna Lapychak, in New York (phone: 212-465-93499×101; e-mail:[email protected])

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News on Yugoslavia

1999 17-June-99  CPJ update: Correspondents Shot in Kosovo; Yugoslav Army Harassment Continues in Montenegro; While Exiled Daily Distributes in Pristina. British journalists injured in Kosovo attack 14-June-99 CPJ Update:German Journalists Killed in Kosovo 09-June-99 CPJ Update: Two Journalists Escape, While One Faces Trial in Yugoslavia 12-May-99 CPJ Update: Journalists Caught in the Crossfire 27-April-99 CPJ Update: Milosevic regime tightens…

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CPJ Protests on Yugoslavia

1999 23-April-99 State-run Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS) Target of NATO Missle Attack

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Dangerous Assignments

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Dangerous Assignments

1999 05-May-99 Since NATO launched its air strikes against Yugoslavia in late March, the Milosevic government’s counterstrikes have given high priority to decimating the small but vital independent Serb and Albanian-language press.

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Propaganda War in Serbia

“When the bombs began falling in Yugoslavia on March 24, the seven Serb journalists who happened to be visiting our offices in New York during a tour of the United States all ran for the phones. They were worried about the families they had left behind, but they also feared for the survival of Serbia’s…

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1999