President Franjo Tudjman President of Croatia Zagreb Croatia Vienna, 7 May, 1999 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, strongly condemns the indictment of journalist Orlanda Obad, from the daily Jutarni List, along with four bank employees. We are informed that a Zagreb public prosecutor indicted Obad […]

David Butkovic, former editor-in-chief of Globus, was today acquitted of charges of criminal defamation by a court in Zagreb in a groundbreaking victory for freedom of expression. Judge Ranko Marijan dismissed the charges brought by all 23 ministers in Franjo Tudjman’s government, holding that the right of journalists to inform the public is a basic […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) the global network of editors and media executives dedicated to media freedom, is deeply disturbed about the litigation war the Croatian government is waging on the independent media. The leading independent Croatian newspapers are currently facing over 500 libel suits most of which have been filed by President Tudjman and […]

H. E. Franjo Tudjman President of the Republic of Croatia Zagreb Croatia Vienna, 12 December 1997 The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives from newspapers, magazines, broadcasting organisations and news agencies in over 100 countries, is most concerned about the continuation of judicial proceedings against Viktor Ivancic, editor-in-chief of […]