Re: Radio Smederevo Urgent eng (fwd)
Veran Matic (matic@b92.opennet.org)
Fri, 31 May 1996 13:16:55 +0100 (GMT+0100)
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> Dear Veran Matic,
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> As requested, here is a protest letter about the takeover of Radio
> Smederevo. I hope it might help a bit...
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> Good luck to you, and best wishes from us all here,
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> Adam Newey
> News Editor
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> Aleksandra Tijanic
> Minister of Information of the Republic of Serbia
> Nemanjina 11
> 11000 Belgrade
> Yugoslavia
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> 30 May 1996
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> Dear Mr Tijanic,
> Index on Censorship, the international magazine for free speech, is profoundly concerned by reports that the independent radio station Radio Smederevo is in the process of being taken over by the Municipality of Smederevo.
> According to our information, the Municipality has today ruled that it owns 63 per cent of the station's capital, completely changing the present ownership structure. Until today, the Municipality's stake in the station stood at 17 per cent, with the other 83 per cent owned by the station's employees.
> The fact that the decision to alter the ownership structure in this way was followed immediately by the election of a new manager and executive board to run the station, points to the conclusion that the primary purpose of the takeover is to alter the editorial stance of the station.
> In the wake of similar measures taken against independent media in the Republic of Serbia in recent months, such as the newspaper Borba and NTV Studio B, it would appear that a concerted effort is under way to silence independent, critical voices in the media. We therefore urge your government to persuade the Municipality's authorities to reverse this decision at once.
> We would be most grateful for your comments on this matter.
> Yours sincerely,
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> Ursula Owen
> Editor & Chief Executive
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