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CJA condemns insults and threats against Hassan Haidar Diab, Večernji list journalist

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Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA) strongly condemns insults and threats against Hassan Haidar Diab, Večernji list journalist, because of his article about Islamic radicals who leave Bosnia for battlefronts of Iraq and Syria.

Our colleague Diab has been reporting about wars in the Middle East – in Iraq, Syria and Libya – and he has been insulted and discredited due to his work all along. But it reached the culmination after, at the beginning of June, he published classified document with names of jihadists who from BiH, Kosovo and Serbia went to battlefields in Syria and Iraq.

Along with insults and threats, including death threats, sent through social networks, Hassan Diab was under attack of certain Bosnian media and public figures that practically called for lynch.

CJA considers Hassan Haidar Diab to be journalist whose reporting on important topics is highly professional. Therefore he got the CJA’s prize „The best journalist in printed media“ in 2015. The very same year Hassan Diab was a candidate for the CJA’s prize „The journalist of the year“.

We consider attack against him, as attack against any other journalist because of his work, to be attack against journalism profession itself.

 

Saša Leković, CJA president for the CJA Executive Board

IJAS and IJAV: Identify who sent deat threat to journalist Marija Vucic

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BELGRADE, 27.06.2017. – The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) and the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina (IJAV) strongly condemn death threat sent to Marija Vucic, journalist and deputy of editor in chief of Cenzolovka via Facebook.

In her statement to IJAS legal service colleague Marija Vucic confirmed that the death threat was sent via Facebook in the night between Friday and Saturday (June 23-24), only a few hours after the text the “Threats of the Nis extremists: Now Vucic’s security will come, they know to deal with journalists” was published. The message that said “You snake, you’ll go under the sword soon” was sent from a false Facebook profile featuring a photo of Miroljub Petrovic, known for his statements that certain NGOs activists, homosexuals, atheists … should be punished by death sentences – by stoning and “by the sword“. The mentioned article is about an incident that took place in Nis when the extreme right wing groups prevented the showing of a documentary “Albanians are our Sisters”.

“I don’t have a proof that the text is the reason for the threat, but there are indications that this is the case – the article was published on Friday during the day and the threat came during the night. I do not know who is that person. The case was immediately reported to the police and the prosecutor’s office. On the following day, they informed me that they started to work on the case under urgent procedure, and I hope that they will find the person who threatened me,” said Marija Vucic and explained that threatening message was sent to a part of the inbox which receives messages from those who are not her friends on Facebook.

IJAS and IJAV expect of the Prosecution Office for High Tech Crime to investigate the case in an urgent procedure, establish the identity of the author of threat and initiate criminal proceedings against him. Journalists’ associations indicate that this case also shows how inadequate the reaction of the justice system is and that tolerance of hate speech and threats encourages violence and extremism

SAOPĆENJE ZA JAVNOST

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SARAJEVO, BANJA LUKA, 24.06.2017. – Upravni odbor Udruženja/udruge BH novinari osudjuje zahtjeve Saudijske Arabije i drugih arapskih država za gašenje mreže Al Jazeera, uključujući i redakciju regionalnog programa Al Jazeera Balkans, sa sjedištem u Sarajevu.

Upravni odbor  BH novinara protivi se svakom obliku cenzure i miješanja bilo koje države u medijske sadržaje i nezavsnost uredničke politike. Takvim postupcima se na najdirektniji način ugožava pravo gradjana na slobodan pristup informacijama iz različitih medijskih izvora, te sužava prostor za javnu političku debate o pitanjima od značaja za javnost, ne samo u arapskim državama, već i u cijelom svijetu.

UO BH novinara izražava solidarnost sa novinarima i svim drugim uposlenicima televizije Al Jazeera Balkans, snažno podržavajući njihove zahtjeve za sprečavanje gašenja mreže Al Jazeera u Kataru,  kao i njenih televizijskih članica u cijelm svijetu.

Istovremeno, UO BH novinara poziva  Medjunarodnu federaciju novinara  (IFJ) sa sjedništem u Brusselsu, kao i sve druge organizacije posvećene zaštiti slobode medija da se solidarno uključe u podršku novinarima i medijskim djelatnicima Al Jazeere, te da iskoriste legitimna sredstva i zakonske mogućnosti za sprečavanje brutalnog gašenje ovog medija.

HND poziva novinare da bojkotiraju konferencije Zdravka Mamića

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ZAGREB, 23.06.2017. – Hrvatsko novinarsko društvo (HND) poziva sve novinare i urednike da se više ne odazivaju pozivima na konferencije za novinare Zdravka Mamića, jer one u pravilu nisu izvor niti jedne relevantne informacije od javnog interesa, već njegov monolog u kojem novinare i novinarsku profesiju redovito vrijeđa.

Hrvatsko novinarsko društvo (HND) poziva sve novinare i urednike da se više ne odazivaju pozivima na konferencije za novinare Zdravka Mamića, jer one u pravilu nisu izvor niti jedne relevantne informacije od javnog interesa, već njegov monolog u kojem novinare i novinarsku profesiju redovito vrijeđa.

Odluče li iz bilo kojeg razloga novinari i dalje ići na Mamićeve „pressice“, minimum samopoštovanja i odgovornosti prema profesiji pokazat će jedino tako da nakon prve uvrede upućene bilo kojem novinaru napuste konferenciju za novinare koja to ionako nije već je redovito monolog pun uvreda i prijetnji.

Mamić je tijekom današnje konferencije za novinare u Zagrebu, koja je zapravo bila njegov monolog od sat i pol, vrijeđao novinare nazivajući ih „gadovima“ i „bandom“, a kad je završio izbjegao je odgovarati na pitanja.

Odlazeći iz dvorane nastavio je vrijeđati novinara RTL-a Ivana Skorina koji ga je pokušao pitati o uvredi na račun nazočne novinarke Telegrama Ane Raić Knežević, kazavši da joj „vidi krv u očima“.

HND ne može spriječiti Zdravka Mamića da kao i svaki drugi građanin tuži novinare sudu, ako misli da za to ima razloga, kao što je danas najavio, ali poziva Vladu, Predsjednicu RH i sve druge aktere na političkoj i javnoj sceni da osude i ograde se od njegova ponašanja i uvreda koje redovito izriče na račun novinara. Od policije pak tražimo da reagira po službenoj dužnosti, jer materijala za to kad su javni istupi Zdravka Mamića u pitanju ima sasvim dovoljno.

Za Izvršni odbor HND-a

Saša Leković, predsjednik

Call for release from custody of Bozhinovski

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SKOPJE 23.06.2017 – The Association of Journalists of Macedonia insists journalist Zoran Bozhinovski to be released from detention and be allowed to defend himself from freedom.

We call on the prosecutor Zlatko Bikovski to withdraw the request for detention, and the judge Lenka Davitkova immediately to abolish the detention. The lengthy detention against Bozhinovski no longer serves to effectively carry out the trial, but instead it turns into punishment.

Keeping in custody of a journalist for almost three years, in extradition detention in Serbia and detention in Macedonia, is an unacceptable practice in free and democratic countries.

The release of Bozhinovski will separate Macedonia from a group of authoritarian countries in Europe, such as Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan, where journalists are constantly persecuted.

The new government in Macedonia should publicly within the limits of its competencies push for the release of Bozinovski. It is clear to everyone that the detention measure in Bozhinovski’s case is maliciously exploited by the previous government with the sole purpose of silencing a critical journalist.

Respectfully,

Association of journalists of Macedonia

Pretnje niških ekstremista: Sad će doći Vučićevo obezbeđenje, oni znaju sa novinarima

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NIŠ, 23.06.2017. – “Pozvao sam ljude u maskirnim uniformama, to su četnici, koljači. Svi ćete da dobijete batine”, zapretio je novinarima i aktivistima čovek koji je pred projekciju filma “Albanke su naše sestre” ušao u niški Medija centar, dok su drugi dobacivali kako će doći “Vučićevo obezbeđenje koje zna sa novinarima”.

Sprečavanje projekcije filma “Albanke su naše sestre” [VIDEO]

Najavljena projekcija filma je na kraju otkazana, jer je istovremeno dok se dešavao incident u sali Medija centra, ispred zgrade čekalo nekoliko desetina ekstremnih desničara, koji su vikali, pretili onima koji su pokušavali da uđu, pevali nacionalističke pesme i gađali kamenčićima i grumenjem zemlje terasu Medija centra.

Za to vreme, okupljenim novinarima, aktivistima i domaćinima projekcije, dvadesetak minuta je u sali Medija centra vikao i pretio čovek koji se predstavlja kao „četnički vojvoda“ a koji je navodno nekadašnji poslanik Srpske napredne stranke Branislav Vakić, poručujući da će svi dobiti batine ako film bude prikazan.

„Pozvao sam ljude u maskirnim uniformama, to su četnici, koljači. Ovde nijedan ne sme da bude, zabranjena je produkcija ovog paganskog filma, ovo nećemo da dozvolimo. Masa je okupljena dole, dobićete svi batine. Za one Srbe izdajnike posebna priča, oni će duple batine da dobiju“, rekao je on doslovce.

U jednom trenutku se drsko obratio novinarima pitajući ih šta snimaju, na šta je jedan od prisutnih desničara dobacio: „Sad će da dođe Vučićevo obezbeđenje, oni znaju sa novinarima“.

Sve se dešavalo naočigled nekoliko policajaca koji, kako se može videti i na snimcima, dugo nisu reagovali, da bi „vojvodu“ u jednom trenutku najzad izbacili iz sale.

Projekcija je, međutim, otkazana iz bezbednosnih razloga, kao i razgovor o „odnosima Kosova i Srbije iz ugla istorije, svakodnevice i budućnosti“ koji je trebalo da usledi nakon toga.

Jedan od prisutnih bio je i glavni i odgovorni urednik Južnih vesti Predrag Blagojević. Bio je, kaže, prilično uplašen.

„Nije bilo naivno. Osim straha za bezbednost, osetio sam i strah od nemoći. Nisam imao ranije taj osećaj. Potpuna nemoć. Bio sam u šoku. Policija je trebalo da spreči ceo skup, odnosno okupljanje ekstremista ispred Medija centra. A ovo što čovek preti pred svima punih 20 minuta, a da policija na to ne reaguje, to je posebna priča“, kaže Blagojević.

I Dinko Gruhonjić iz NDNV-a je bio u sali dok je „četnički vojvoda“ pretio svima i kaže da je, blago rečeno, situacija bila neprijatna.

„On se sam predstavio kao četnički vojvoda i rekao da je bio dobrovoljac u ratovima devedesetih. Otvoreno je pretio klanjem svima nama, rekao da je doveo pedeset četnika, koljača, da nema šanse da se projekcija održi, da će nas prebiti“, priča Gruhonjić.

„Policija ga je tek nakon dvadesetak minuta na silu izbacila, a onda su nama rekli da sada možemo da održimo projekciju. Mi smo zaključili da to ne bi bilo bezbedno i otkazali smo događaj“, kaže on.Potom je, kako navodi Gruhonjić, izvadio dve papirnate zastave Kosova, jednu dao svom pristalici, a drugu držao pretivši da će ih zapaliti nasred Medija centra ako se projekcija održi. Sve vreme ga je podržavalo još nekoliko njih koji su bili u Medija centru, „a on se ponašao kao njihov komandant“.

Sam Vakić je na svom profilu posle incidenta napisao da „nije verovao da policija toliko respektuje četnike“ i da su „slušali moje zapovesti i naredbu da svi napuste salu“.

Pitanja o ovom incidentu, kao i o tome zašto policija nije reagovala odmah i izbacila provokatore sa skupa, Cenzolovka je uputila niškom MUP-u, odakle su obećali da će odgovoriti što pre.

KOALICIJA: DRŽAVA PODSTIČE EKSTREMNE DESNIČARE

Iz koalicije novinarskih i medijskih udruženja (NUNS, AOM, NDNV, ANEM i LocalPress) saopštili su da država Srbija snosi apsolutnu odgovornost za otkazivanje ovih projekcija u Nišu i Kraljevu, „jer svojim delovanjem podstiče ekstremne desničare da ugrožavaju bezbednost novinara i građana koji su bili zainteresovani za filmove i debate“.

„Država koristi ekstremiste da bi suspendovala slobodu mišljenja i izražavanja, a blagonaklon odnos policije prema nasilnicima više je nego očigledan. Vlast neprestano produkuje atmosferu straha i nasilja, a odsustvo sankcionisanja napadača na novinare i drugih nasilnika zapravo je jasan signal da državni organi podstiču i promovišu zastrašivanje svojih političkih protivnika“, kažu iz koalicije.

Oni podsećaju i da su se oktobra u Nišu sastali premijer Albanije Edi Rama i tadašnji premijer a sadašnji predsednik Aleksandar Vučić, i da tada nije bilo incidenata.

„To ukazuje da država ima mehanizme da spreči ovakve incidente, samo je potrebna volja da ih primeni“, navodi se u saopštenju.

Inače, iz razloga bezbednosti je otkazana i projekcija u Kraljevu, koja je trebalo da bude održana u petak 23. juna. Pre toga su projekcije održane, između ostalog, i u Novom Sadu i Beogradu, ali uz dosta tenzija.

Protesters Blockade Film About Serb-Albanian Relations

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NIS, 23.06.2017. – Protesters carrying Serbian flags and chanting anti-Albanian slogans prevented the showing of a film about Serb-Albanian relations in the city of Nis.

Several dozen nationalists, including members of the banned far-right group Obraz, prevented the screening of a film called ‘Albanian Women Are Our Sisters’ in the southern Serbian city of Nis on Thursday evening.

While the protesters were waving Serbian flags outside the Media Centre, where the film was about to be shown, a few of them entered the building and started shouting at the organisers.

“We forbid the projection of this pagan film. We will not allow this, you will all get beaten up and all of this [the Media Centre] will be trashed,” shouted a man in a military uniform who the media identified as Branislav Vakic, a former Serbian Radical Party MP.

“The police kept trying to calm him, instead of removing him from the premises right away. They showed him out when it was already clear that the projection was not going to happen,” said one of the film-makers, journalist Darko Sper.

Sper told BIRN that police were present inside and in front of the building, where between 30 and 40 people were “roaring out songs”.

“At one point they started throwing dirt at the terrace, when we appeared there,” Sper said.

The police later denied that any objects were thrown during the incident.

Serbian media reported that the right-wing movement Obraz claimed responsibility for preventing the film screening show because of its “open hatred of Serbia and Serbian people”.

Obraz claimed that attempts to show this and similar films was an attempt by “anti-Serbian NGOs” to “change the awareness of Serbs”.

The right-wing organisation was banned in 2012 by Serbia’s Constitutional Court.

Dozens of far-right activists also tried to stop the showing of another film about life in Kosovo, entitled ‘Kosovo… Nazdravlje! Gezuar!’, in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad on June 11.

Right-wingers also protested in Belgrade at the start of June against the festival ‘Miredita – Dobar Dan’, whose purpose is to bring the cultures of Serbia and Kosovo closer together.

‘Albanian Women Are Our Sisters’ was shown at the festival.

The film is about the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, during the Kosovo war, and people in Serbia who are resisting mobilisation and organising anti-war protests.

Like ‘Kosovo… Nazdravlje! Gezuar!’, it is one of five films made as part of a project called ‘Real People – Real Solutions’, co-produced by BIRN Kosovo, the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina and the ZFD Forum, and supported by the EU Delegation in Serbia.

New regulation on NGO public fund, media more access to information

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PRISTINA, 23/06/2017 – Association of Journalists of Kosovo has the pleasure to inform you that based on the results of continue engagement of civil society, now the journalists will have more access to information when seeking from public authorities related to public funding for NGO sector.

The Ministry of Finance, sponsor of the regulation, has taken into consideration most of the comments that were sent by AJK during public consultation about Regulation on criteria, standards and procedures on public funding of NGO’s. The comments were sent through government’s online platform of Public Consultations that started last year.

The new regulation obliges Kosovo institutions to disclose names of members of the commission that evaluate the applications from non-governmental organizations for public funds. The commission looks also at plan, rules, results and other reports prior to selection. The regulation came in force on June 21st, 2017.

Legal analysis and comments are prepared by AJK in cooperation with media law expert, Flutura Kusari.

AJK will continue to monitor the legislation and to offer its contribution to improve media freedom and level of transparency.

 

Otkazana sjednica Odbora Javnog RTV sistema BiH zbog nedostatka kvoruma

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SARAJEVO, 23.06.2017. – Sjednica Odbora Javnog RTV sistema BiH danas nije održana zbog nedostatka kvoruma, jer se pozivu nije odazvao jedini član Upravnog odbora RTV Federacije BiH Goran Samardžić.

Iz Odbora Javnog RTV sistema navode da je problem nedostatka kvoruma za rad prisutan više od tri godine, zbog čega je potrebno što prije izabrati članove Upravnog odbora RTV Federacije BiH i jednog člana Upravnog odbora Radio-televizije Republike Srpske.

Današnjoj sjednici odazvali su se svi članovi Upravnog odbora BHRT-a i Upravnog odbora RTRS-a, koji su potom održali radno-konsultativni sastanak.

Na sastanku je razmatrana izuzetno teška finansijska situacija u javnim RTV servisima u BiH kao i obaveza javnih RTV servisa o formiranju mrežnog operatera.

Naredna sjednica Odbora Javnog RTV sistema BiH zakazana je za 7. juli u Banjoj Luci.