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February 18, 2009

Forum & publication promotion

“Violence against women in the media mirror”

February 17, 2009

Cyber attacks on Pescanik deserve investigation

Recent cyber attacks on Peščanik’s website, disruptions of its broadcasts, and attempts to intimidate its editors, are described by prominent Serbian civil-rights lawyer and activist, Srdja Popovic (on right), in a call for proper investigation.

February 16, 2009

Imam in Bosnia sex abuse case found guilty

A Bosnian court has found an Imam (local Islamic priest) guilty of sexually abusing an underage girl and sentenced him to 18 months in prison, in a case that shocked Bosnia and stirred up tensions between local media organizations and the country’s influential Islamic Community. The family of the girl pressed charges against the Imam last year, accusing him of sexually molesting their underage daughter during religion classes.

February 16, 2009

Court lets Karadzic talk to journalist

A judge at the Hague tribunal granted permission last week to former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic to be interviewed by a Dutch reporter from his cell. This is the first time that tribunal allows a defendant to give a media interview.

February 15, 2009

Presentation meeting

Open Society Institute and Human Rights House Sarajevo

February 13, 2009

Valentine’s Day: Street action

Balkan youth sending message to the world

February 12, 2009

Show the courage and award the courageous

Non-governmental organizations from Bosnia & Herzegovina started an initiative regarding Show the Courage and Award the Courageous: Six-April Award for the team of FTV magazine ’60 Minuta’. This is an appeal to the authorities and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding recent happenings relating to physical and verbal attacks on journalists of political TV magazine ’60 Minuta’.

February 5, 2009

Death threats to journalists in B&H

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute, is deeply concerned over recent death threats made against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

February 3, 2009

Attacks on freedom of speech in Serbia

In an official statement, the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) condemns a recent attack on the Pescanik internet site and the demolition of Pescanik’s radio programme author Svetlana Lukic’s car in a parking lot near the radio building.