Forwarded message: > From web.net!ifex Thu May 30 18:49:08 1996 > Message-Id: <m0uPAlu-000AK7C@web.net> > Date: Thu, 30 May 96 12:40:26 -0400 (EDT) > From: ifex@web.net (Clearing House) > To: allactions@web.net > Subject: FRY alert > Cc: balkanactions@web.net, matic@b92.opennet.org > > **** ****** ****** ** ** > ** ** ** ** ** > ** ***** ***** *** ACTION ALERT > ** ** ** ** ** > **** ** ****** ** ** > International Freedom of Expression eXchange Clearing House > ________________________________________________________________ > 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. > ******************************************************* > * IFEX CLEARING HOUSE * > * 490 Adelaide St. W. #205 Toronto ONT M5V 1T2 CANADA * > * tel: 416-703-1638 fax: 416-703-7034 * > * e-mail: ifex@web.apc.org * > ******************************************************* > >
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Veran Matic, Editor in Chief tel: +381-11-322-9922
Radio B92, Belgrade, Yugoslavia fax: +381-11-324-8075
