06/24/2000

OHR BiH TV News Summary, 24 June 2000

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News Headlines

  • Fire raging in Konjic Municipality
  • Social rebellion could occur at beginning of September due to very difficult material situation of working class – BiH Independent Trade Union President Sulejman Hrle
  • Liberal Party and LBO hold Unification Congress and form new party called Liberal Democratic Party (LDS) BiH
  • SDP BiH Main Board adopts election strategy it will use in upcoming BiH General Elections in November
  • BiH Patriotic Party (BPS) Mostar Board holds formative session for Herzegovina region and appoints new members
  • (GDS President) Ibrahim Spahic condemns all forms of attack on journalists, and requests authorities to draft legislation to protect freedom of speech and work of media
  • Petritsch and Ambassadors of Peace Implementation Council Steering Board condemn intimidation of media, especially BiH Federation Government behavior, requesting the Government to immediately unfreeze all frozen Dnevni Avaz bank accounts they are auditing
  • Following Petritsch’s requests, BiH Federation Tax Administration expresses concern over demands set down, stressing that all to-date inspections and audits were carried out in accordance with valid, existing laws
  • Bicakcic says that tax police audit of Dnevni Avaz is routine control that was also carried out in all other daily and weekly publications in BiH Federation
  • IMF Resident Mission Head to BiH Jose Ansola meets with Bicakcic to discuss payment to pensioners
  • Tuzla Mayor Selim Beslagic is guest at panel discussion of Congress Council of Bosniak Intellectuals (VKBI) in Sarajevo on ‘Perspectives of Political Organizing in BiH’
  • Sarajevo daily Dnevni Avaz press release denies all Sarajevo Canton Tax Administration claims it stated in an official announcement (no other information given)
  • Increasing number of Bosniak refugees returning daily to pre-war homes in Konjevic Polje, Bratunac Municipality, and they request more aid in building materials because they must reconstruct their houses
  • Neum hotel Zenit, previously owned by Zenica Iron Mill, bought by Brodomerkur Company from Split
  • Djukanovic publicly apologizes to Mesic for suffering and material damages inflicted by all Montenegrin members of Yugoslav National Army (JNA) during 1991 JNA attack on Croatia
  • World news
  • Serbian Orthodox Church in Cetinje is operating according to dictates of Belgrade regime, and is holding almost all Montenegrin Orthodox Church property under its control due to political reasons – Montenegrin Metropolitan Mihajlo
  • Culture