06/28/2000

OHR BiH TV News Summary, 28 June 2000

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News Headlines

  • Tuzla is example of good relations between ethnic communities – Jelavic and Andric-Luzanski meet with Tuzla Canton Governor Tarik Arapcic
  • Jelavic denies ever talking to Tudjman about BiH
  • Petritsch and Barry introduce draft law on freedom of Information
  • NATO Commander for Europe Ralph Johnston visits Sarajevo
  • Dusko Sikirica will appear before The Hague Tribunal on 7 July
  • America intends to expel Yugoslavia from United Nations
  • World news
  • Explosion in Sarajevo suburb Kovaci wounds two persons
  • RS Syndicate of Trade Unions announces general entity-wide strike in RS on 30 June
  • Workers of Bihac factory Combitex start strike
  • IPTF dismisses two Capljina police officers for attacking Bosniak Omer Cevro, a delegate in BiH Federation Parliament
  • OHR Mostar condemns local official Marijo Mikulic, who demolished apartment after eviction due to dual occupancy rule; Mikulic claims he only removed things he himself invested in the apartment and demands public apology
  • Sarajevo Canton Interior Ministry initiates establishment of post of Police Commission, who would be appointed by the people to control police work
  • Matei Hoffmann presents project ‘Education in Service of Peace’ financed by Luxembourg Government
  • Head of BiH Islamic Community Ceric attends Inter-Faith Conference in Budapest
  • Refugee returns in BiH in slight decline this year – BiH Association of Refugees and DPs
  • SDA is open for coalition with all pro-Bosnian political parties in BiH – SDA Presidency meeting
  • SDP BiH welcomes High Representative’s statement on Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka, who stipulated it must be rebuilt
  • Party for BiH will support any initiative of BiH Council of Ministers that is in interest of BiH – Silajdzic
  • Sarajevo weekly Valter to resume publication after 12-year break
  • BiH Federation TV Director Nikola Bilic signs contract regulation collection of TV subscriptions through electricity bill; agreement signed with General Directors of BiH Elektroprivreda and Herceg-Bosnia Elektroprivreda power utilities
  • Sports
  • Weather

(This excerpt is taken from the daily report of the IMC-led Joint Media Monitoring Group (JMMG)).