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Medienunterstützung international: Regierungen und Nichtregierungsorganisationen arbeiten zusammen für Südosteuropa. 
Von Roland Brunner, Geschäftsführer Medienhilfe Ex-Jugoslawien

Aufbau von neuen Medien im ehemaligen Jugoslawien: Noch ist viel zu tun. von Barbara Hofmann; in: klarTEXT, Das Schweizer Medienmagazin, Nr. 6/2000

CROATIAN MEDIA SCANDAL. A political row breaks out in Croatia over the arrest of media tycoons. 
By Dragutin Hedl in Osijek, IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 204, December 15, 2000

STATE MEDIA - A HISTORY OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES. 
by Gwynet Henderson, independent media consultant

HUGE LOSSES HIT MONTENEGRIN TV. Montenegrin state television comes under intense pressure as managers admit to massive losses. By Boris Darmanovic in Podgorica,  IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 202, December 8, 2000

VOJVODINA TV CHALLENGE. A move by the Vojvodina provincial assembly to wrest control of local broadcasting from Belgrade exposes divisions within DOS. By Mihailo Ramac in Novi Sad, IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 202, December 8, 2000

Medienhilfe-Info 4.2000

Post-Electoral Serbia: Setting the Media Free.
AIM Belgrade, October 29, 2000

BOSNIAN BROADCASTING OVERHAUL .Western officials face an uphill struggle in their bid to transform the Bosnian broadcasting network. By Amra Kebo in Sarajevo, FROM IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 193, November 7, 2000

CURUVIJA MURDER MYSTERY. A leaked report implicates Serbian secret police in murder of a prominent anti-regime journalist. 
FROM IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 192, November 3, 2000

FILIPOVIC ARREST ORDEAL. IWPR journalist Miroslav Filipovic, recently released from prison after an appeal against his conviction for espionage, describes his Kafkaesque arrest.
FROM IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 192, November 3, 2000

Covering Municipal Elections Proves a Difficult Task for the Media. 
Arber Aliu, AIM Pristina, October 25, 2000

Transformation of TV in B&H: Political Soap-Opera
Zlatko Dizdarevic, AIM Sarajevo, October 16, 2000

Die abrupte Kehrtwende der «Politika». Das Kampfblatt des Milosevic-Regimes wird demokratisch. Von Andres Wysling, NZZ 18.10.2000

BOSNIAN NATIONALISTS THRIVE. By Edina Becirevic and Adnan Buturovic from Sarajevo - IWPR NO. 186, October 17, 2000

BITTERSWEET FREEDOM. By Miroslav Filipovic in Belgrade, 
FROM IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 185, October 13, 2000

FIRST STEPS OF FREEDOM. 
Anthony Borden in IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 184, October 10, 2000

COMPLETE CHANGE OF MEDIA IMAGE IN SERBIA. 
FROM ANEM WEEKLY REPORT ON MEDIA REPRESSION IN SERBIA, October 6, 2000

STATE MEDIA REVOLT. Journalists loyal to the Milosevic regime are rebelling in the aftermath of the opposition election victory. By Mirna Jancic in London, IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 181, October 5, 2000

REACTION IN KOSOVO TO KOSTUNICA'S VICTORY. International Crisis Group ICG: Balkans Briefing Pristina/Washington/Brussels, 10 October 2000

Protest of Media: Silence Against Violence?! AIM Pristina, September 25, 2000

FRY/ Serbia: AWAITING FINAL BATTLE. By Branka Vujnovic, STINA Service Nr. 190, September 15 , 2000

KOSOVO TRIBUTES By Veton Surroi in Pristina
IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 172, September 15, 2000

Radio Free Serbia: Can the Truth Reconcile a Shattered Land? Interview with Veran Matic by MICHAEL SOLLER, Los Angeles Times Sept. 10, 2000

Pre-Election Voivodina: Cable TV for Darkness. Milena Putnik, AIM correspondent from Belgrade, September 1, 2000

Izetbegovic's Media for the Good of the Bosniac Nation. Donated Millions in Private Hands. Dzenana ALADJUZ, AIM Sarajevo, August 30, 2000

IMPRISONED BY THE TRUTH. Comment by Father Sava on Miroslav Filipovic; IWPR No. 166, August 22, 2000

AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE. Natasa Kandic on Miroslav Filipovic. 
IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 164, August 16, 2000

Resurrection of the "Cold War". Serbian Regime Bans Work of the Team of Correspondents of Radio Free Europe. Teofil Pancic, AIM Podgorica, July 27, 2000

The Media and the War. Rade Dragojevic, AIM Zagreb, July 15, 2000

"Bota Sot" - das albanische Unruheblatt + Interview mit Herausgeber Xhevdet Mazrekaj: "Nennen Sie es patriotisch, nationalistisch ist es nicht". 
Von Marlène Schnieper, Tages-Anzeiger vom 2. August 2000

KOSOVO DAILY SHUT DOWN. International officials shut down Dita after it failed to pay a fine for an article naming alleged Serb war crimals. By Llazar Semini in Pristina, IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 161, August 1, 2000

PRISON AWAITS "REAL" JOURNALISTS. Following the Filipovic verdict, anyone involved in real journalism could overnight find themselves in prison. By Petar Lukovic in Belgrade, IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 161, August 1, 2000

PRE-ELECTION MISCHIEF IN BOSNIA. Recent violence in Bosnia may be part of an orchestrated campaign to increase ethnic tension and mistrust in advance of general elections. By Janez Kovac in Sarajevo, IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 161, August 1, 2000

BREAKING THE SILENCE. The Filipovic verdict has thrust the issues of war crimes and free speech in Serbia into the open. By Anthony Borden in London, IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 160, July 28, 2000

Law on Freedom of Information in B&H Drafted: Revolutionary Document for Making Work of Authorities Public. AIM Sarajevo, July 5, 2000

COMMENT ON FILIPOVIC VERDICT: BREAKING THE SILENCE
by Anthony Borden, executive director of IWPR.

Secret justice is no justice. News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International, 24 July 2000 

TRUTH ON TRIAL IN SERBIA. By Anthony Borden, 
IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 159, July 25, 2000

STORM OVER MACEDONIAN MEDIA LAW. By Tom Hughes in Skopje,
IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 159, July 25, 2000

INTERNATIONAL HELSINKI FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (IHF): PERIODIC REPORTS FROM THE OSCE REGION - APRIL - JUNE 2000

ANEM'S WEEKLY REPORT ON MEDIA REPRESSION IN SERBIA, 
JULY 15 - JULY 22, 2000

"Special War" against the Media. Newspapers on the Meat Packing Paper. 
by Teofil Panic, AIM Podgorica, July 13, 2000

(Un)Civil Societies Vol. 1, No. 10, RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, 20 July 2000

Draft Macedonian Law on Public Information of 12 May 2000 - 
Memorandum by ARTICLE 19, Global Campaign for Free Expression

(Un)Civil Societies Vol. 1, No. 9, RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, 13 July 2000

ANEM'S WEEKLY REPORT ON MEDIA REPRESSION IN SERBIA, 
JULY 8 - JULY 14, 2000

Elections in Kosovo: Conduct of the Media
International Crisis Group ICG, 7 July 2000

FEAR CAN BLOCK EVEN THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY. 
Much of eastern Europe still hasn't got the hang of press freedom
By Martin Woollacott in London for IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 156, July 14, 2000

Croatian Radio & Television in a Blind Alley
Milivoj Djilas, AIM Zagreb, June 30, 2000

ANEM'S WEEKLY REPORT ON MEDIA REPRESSION IN SERBIA, 
JULY 1 - JULY 7, 2000

(Un)Civil Societies Vol. 1, No. 8, RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, 6 July 2000

Kosov@: DITA IN THE DOCK AGAIN
By Peter van Agtmael in London for IWPR

Macedonia: Front between Government and media!?
Ivo Rusi, AIM 30-06-2000

ANEM'S WEEKLY REPORT ON MEDIA REPRESSION IN SERBIA, 
JUNE 24 - JUNE 30, 2000

(Un)Civil Societies Vol. 1, No. 7, RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, 29 June 2000

ANEM'S WEEKLY REPORT ON MEDIA REPRESSION IN SERBIA, 
JUNE 17 - JUNE 23, 2000

(Un)Civil Societies Vol. 1, No. 6, RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, 22 June 2000

Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia (FYROM) and Kosovo - International Assistance to Media. A Report by Mark Thompson. OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

ANEM'S WEEKLY REPORT ON MEDIA REPRESSION IN SERBIA, 
JUNE 10 - JUNE 16, 2000

Is the Press Turning into a Judge? A "symbolic" eight-day closing down of the Albanian daily. AIM Pristina, 9 June, 2000