Croatia: Government must investigate attacks against journalists

29.11.08 - 12:23 ... source : Amnesty International

... 29 November 2008 The Croatian authorities' failure to address threats against journalists has led to a climate of intimidation, where the journalists work at a great risk to their lives, Amnesty International said today. The organization's call comes as Drago Hedl, one of the top journalists in the country, received new threats on his life following his investigation which points to the involvement of a high level Croatian politician in the killing of Croatian Serbs in the town of Osijek during the 1991-1995 war. "The threats against Drago Hedl are a clear attempt to discourage him and other journalists who have been playing a crucial role in exposing human rights violations from making their findings public," said Nicola Duckworth, Director of Europe and Central Asia Programme at Amnesty International. "The Croatian authorit ...» Next (HTML)