ZAGREB, March 31 (Hina) - The Association of Journalists of the Republic of Croatia (UNRH) maintains that verdicts against certain media and journalists in Croatia are one of the main instruments of restriction of media and
journalists freedoms.
ZAGREB, March 31 (Hina) - The Association of Journalists of the
Republic of Croatia (UNRH) maintains that verdicts against certain
media and journalists in Croatia are one of the main instruments of
restriction of media and journalists freedoms. #L#
With their lawsuits, seeking high damages in the name of emotional
pain, certain lobbies, political or financial, influence the
restriction of media and journalistic pluralism, the UNRH said in a
statement on Sunday.
The UNRH, in the wake of recent rulings against the Croatian media,
as was the case with Feral Tribune weekly, demands an urgent
investigation into possible corruption in the Croatian judiciary.
The association announced pressing charges against an unknown
party over the influencing of court proceedings and rulings aimed
at suppressing media and journalistic freedoms, the statement
said.
The UNRH called on citizens to public disobedience against rulings
punishing the media.
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