FRY alert (fwd)
Veran Matic (matic@b92.opennet.org)
Fri, 31 May 1996 13:16:32 +0100 (GMT+0100)
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> From web.net!ifex Thu May 30 18:49:08 1996
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> Date: Thu, 30 May 96 12:40:26 -0400 (EDT)
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> Subject: FRY alert
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> ** ***** ***** *** ACTION ALERT
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> International Freedom of Expression eXchange Clearing House
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> Date: 30 May 1996
>
> FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA: Authorities assume control of
> independent Radio Smederevo
>
> ORIGINATOR: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ),
> Brussels
>
> On 30 May 1996, the municipality of Smederevo assumed control of
> the independent Radio Smederevo. Municipal authorities cut off
> the station's electricity and elected a new station manager and
> executive board after having broken into and occupying the
> station's premises the previous day. This action follows a
> decision by the municipality of Smederevo to take control of 63
> per cent of the station, undermining the current arrangement in
> which the employees of Radio Smederevo own the majority of its
> capital.
>
> RECOMMENDED ACTION:
>
> Send appeals to authorities:
> -expressing concern that this takeover is a direct attack on
> freedom of expression by Serbian authorities and a further
> attempt to silence all independent voices in the region
> -urging them to ensure that the previous executive board of Radio
> Smederevo be reinstated and that the station's employees be able
> to resume their duties
>
> APPEALS TO:
>
> His Excellency Slobodan Milosevic
> President
> Republic of Serbia
> Fax: +381 11 656 862/+381 11 682 167/+381 11 682 850
>
> His Excellency Zoran Lilic
> President
> Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
> Fax: +381 11 656 862/+381 11 682 167
>
> Aleksandra Tijanic
> Minister of Information
> Republic of Serbia
> Fax: +381 11 685 937
>
> Dragutin Brcin
> Federal Minister of Information
> Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
> Fax: +381 11 600 446
>
> Please copy appeals to the originator if possible.
>
> For further information, contact Cailin Mackenzie at the IFJ, Rue
> Royale, 266, B-1210 Brussels, Belgium, tel:+322 223 2265,
> fax:+322 219 2976, e-mail: ifjsafenet@gn.apc.org
>
> The information contained in this alert is the sole
> responsibility of its originator.
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