Croatia

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Spotlight: Croatia Censorship Free Expression & the Law

Croatian journalists stage protest against abusive lawsuits

5 March 2019
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) - INTERIM MEMBER

Politicians, public figures and corporations have filed over 1,100 lawsuits against journalists with the intention of intimidating them into self-censorship.

Croatia Impunity Attacks

Nearly a decade after attack on Croatian investigative reporter, impunity reigns

The brutal assault on Croatian investigative journalist Dušan Miljuš, nearly a decade ago, remains unsolved and the civil rights group pursuing it, the Partnership for Social Development, is concerned that trying to reopen this attempted murder case could be a provocation that would further endanger the journalist.

‎ Canadian Journalists for Free Expression‎24 May 2017

Croatia Attacks

Authorities must investigate possible attack on president of Croatian Journalists' Association

Ever since he became president of the Croatian Journalists’ Association (HND) in 2015, Saša Leković,has received numerous threats, including death threats. He has also been the target of hate speech campaigns both online and offline

‎ South East European Network for Professionalization of Media‎ 9 November 2016

Croatia Censorship Free Expression & the Law

"Obvious interference" ahead of Croatia elections

Dramatic changes to Croatia's public broadcaster draw sharp criticism from free expression organizations.

‎ International Press Institute ‎10 August 2016

Latest from Croatia

Climate of media intimidation in Croatia blamed for recent attack on journalist

‎ Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso and European Centre for Press and Media Freedom

Croatia Attacks 12 April 2016
Journalists attacked, threatened in Croatia and Macedonia

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia Russia Macedonia 29 May 2015
Croatian journalist's effigy burned publicly during carnival

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Croatia Attacks 26 February 2015
Croatia: One journalist attacked, another burned in effigy

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 13 March 2014
First academy on media law in South East Europe to kick off in Zagreb

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United Kingdom Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 May 2012
IPI calls for professionalisation of public broadcaster

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 20 January 2012
IPI condemns new death threats against journalist

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 14 December 2011
IPI demands public prosecutor investigate top military officials over alleged death threats to journalist

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 21 July 2011
President says he opposes proposal to criminalise defamation

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 31 January 2011
Four suspects in brutal attack on "Jutarnji List" journalist Dusan Miljus captured

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 30 December 2010
Six jailed for Pukanic's murder

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Croatia 10 November 2010
Concerns grow about anonymous death threats to newspaper staff

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 8 October 2010
Journalists under siege after publishing articles on "Meat Affair"

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia Attacks 30 September 2010
Two years after brutal attack on "Jutarnji List" journalist perpetrators still at large

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 2 June 2010
IPI concerned that attackers of journalist still not caught after more than a year

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 16 June 2009
Serbian police arrest suspects in deadly Croatian bombing

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Croatia Serbia 4 June 2009
World Report 2009: Croatia

‎ Human Rights Watch

Croatia 22 January 2009
Journalist loses contract, prohibited from appearing on radio and television programmes

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 19 December 2008
Journalist finds electronic device under his car, fears bomb threat

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Croatia 26 November 2008
Police charge five suspects in death of two newspaper staff

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Croatia 4 November 2008
BOMBING OF TWO JOURNALISTS THREATENS CROATIA'S BID TO JOIN EU

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Croatia 29 October 2008
Journalist and newspaper marketing director killed in car bombing

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 24 October 2008
Previously-attacked journalist subjected to new threats; police fail to track perpetrators of June attack

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 11 July 2008
Journalist previously threatened over his writing brutally beaten, injured

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia 4 June 2008
Albanian, Croatian journalists threatened, violently assaulted; Montenegrin publisher, newspaper lose one exorbitant lawsuit, hit by another

‎ International Press Institute

Croatia Albania Montenegro 30 May 2008
Annual Report 2008: Balkans

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Croatia Slovenia Serbia Macedonia Kosovo (Serbia) 16 April 2008

At a glance

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Freedom of the Press 2016: Croatia

Freedom House 24 April 2016
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Ranked 80th in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2015
Media integrity matters: Reclaiming public service values in media and journalism

This book is an attempt to address obstacles to a democratic development of media systems in the countries of South East Europe by mapping patterns of corrupt relations and practices in media policy development, media ownership and financing, public service broadcasting, and journalism as a profession.

Albanian Media Institute 19 June 2014