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The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS)
The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) has asked political leaders in Serbia not to exert pressure on the media and expressed its concern because of the statement made by the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Tomislav Nikolic, who said that he would remove from position the general director of Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) "as soon as he wins power".
(UNS, 24. 07. 2011, NUNS, Alo! 25.07.2011)
The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) published the protest letter delivered to the Association by the editorial office of Kurir daily newspaper on the occasion of appearance of the President of UNS, Ljiljana Smajlovic, in the programme "OKO 11" and her opinion and comments about Kurir. The programme was aired on July 19 on the Channel 1 of Radio-Television Serbia.
(UNS, 22. 07. 2011)
The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) welcomes the decriminalization of libel that is envisioned by the recently announced amendments to the Criminal Code. UNS also demands that the Article 336 A be also revoked. The Article forbids commenting on court proceedings until their completion. The Association also demands that harsher penalties be stipulated for infliction of light injuries to journalists.
(UNS, 22. 07. 2011)
The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) has condemned the NATO bombing of Libyan TV station in which three medical workers were killed and 15 injured, according to data published by Tripoli.
(UNS, 01.08.2011)
The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS)
The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS) has submitted to the Higher Court in Belgrade a request for rehabilitation of journalists Slavko Curuvija, Zoran Lukovic and Srdjan Jankovic, who were sentenced to five months of prison each 12 years ago.
(NUNS, 02. 08. 2011)
The Republic Agency for Electronic Communications (RATEL)
The Republic Agency for Electronic Communications has recently published instructions intended for operators that describes necessary actions in accordance with the opinion of the Ministry of Culture, Informing and Information Society. More details are available on the web site www.ratel.rs.
(Ratel, 02.08.2011)
Issue No. 9
July 21 - August 03, 2011
Media News Bulletin is a short account of media reports on the situation in the media. It has been created with the aim to register the information about the media published in the previous 14 days in Serbia, shortened to reflect the basic message of media reports and grouped in thematic subsections. The editors convey the news without changing the essential meaning of media reports on the media. For the readers interested in the complete published article, its source and date of publishing are given. Sections
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