In only 2 out of 20 countries analysed is it possible to know who really owns the media and in 10 out of 20 countries not even the media regulators know who really owns the print media and for online media this figure drops to 6. So Access Info Europe is opening for signature the…
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Commemorative rally held in Zagreb following attack on Charlie Hebdo
About 50 people, including representatives of the media, gathered in Zagreb’s French Republic Square on Thursday to pay tribute to the victims of Wednesday’s terrorist attack on the Paris offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were killed. The rally was organised by the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, a member…
MPs call for more resolutely punishing hate speech
Members of parliament said on Friday the situation in Croatian media was deteriorating and that local media were barely surviving, calling for more resolutely punishing hate speech and the spreading of intolerance. They were discussing the Electronic Media Council’s performance report for 2013. Milorad Pupovac of the Independent Democratic Serb Party said the situation was…
Media Integrity Matters
The book promotion was held in the Croatian Journalists’ Association, followed by a public discussion panel themed “How to Return Media and Journalism to the Sphere of Public Interest – Croatian Case” and moderated by Brankica Petković (The Peace Institute). Introductory remarks set the tone for the rest of the discussion and highlighted many salient points arrived…
Journalists Association again pushes for elimination of defamation provision
The Croatian Journalists Association (HND) has reiterated its request for revoking the provision on punishable defamation from the Penal Code, and the latest call for rescinding the controversial provision came on Friday after a recent judgement by a municipal court in Zagreb that ordered the commercial RTL broadcaster to pay HRK 50,000 to Zagreb Mayor…
HND for striking defamation from penal code
The Croatian Journalists Association (HND) requested that the Justice Ministry and the government strike defamation from a bill of amendments to the Penal Code. Justice Minister Orsat Miljenic said that amendments to the Penal Code regarding defamation were aimed at preventing the abuse of imprecise legal provisions to restrict freedom of opinion and speech. The…