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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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…
“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…