OHR RTRS News Summary, 26 October 1999

News Headlines

  • RS Government holds session in Banja Luka
  • Radisic, Djokic, Mihajlovic and Serb representatives in BiH institutions participate in RS Government session, no press release available
  • BiH Management Board for payment system holds session, members discuss proposal of law on payment transactions
  • Radisic sends support of letter to Director of Nezavisne Novine Zeljko Kopanja
  • OHR greets RS journalists’ solidarity with Kopanja following car bombing incident – OHR spokesperson Alexandra Stiglmayer
  • UN Mission to BiH expects RS Interior Ministry to publish current findings in Kopanja case- UN Spokesperson Douglas Coffman
  • OSCE commends media action to support independent journalism – OSCE spokesperson Alexander Nitzche
  • RS Journalist Association comments on action ‘We Demand’
  • Perpetrators of Kopanja assassination attempt should be discovered as soon as possible – Banja Luka Mayor Umicevic
  • SPRS condemns terrorist attack on Kopanja
  • SDP BiH condemns attempted murder of Kopanja
  • News of assassination on Kopanja shocking – Montenegrin Information Minister Jaredic
  • SPS condemns assassination attempt on Kopanja – SPS spokesperson Ivica Dacic
  • Alliance for Change Coordinator Vladan Batic does not eliminate possibility of involving Serbian authority in Kopanja case
  • Director of Belgrade TV station Studio B Dragan Kojadinovic says newspapers should publish more articles about Kopanja and support ‘We Demand’ action
  • Nezavisne Novine editorial office issues press release
  • SNS holds press conference in Banja Luka
  • SNS does not support election or restructuring of RS Government o before resolving RS presidential crisis – SNS Vice-president Stanko Stanic
  • SNSD supports action of RS Independent Journalist Association – SNSD Executive Board member Slavko Mitrovic
  • SDP BiH does not support proposed election law – SDP BiH member Mirsad Djapo
  • SRS states Temporary Election Commission rejects SRS registration for local election
  • Bishop Vasilije meets with Tuzla Canton Governor to discuss returns in Tuzla Canton
  • UNHCR meeting with RS officials focused on return of refugees and Stability Pact – UNHCR Mission to BiH Head Werner Blatter
  • System for establishing united ID documents in BiH is late – OHR spokesperson Stiglmayer
  • Chairman of BiH Public Radio Founding Board Tadej Labernik informs High Representative on preparations for starting BiH Public Radio and TV service – Stiglmayer
  • KFOR arrests three Yugoslav soldiers in Kosovo territory on Monday – KFOR spokesperson Jirgens
  • KFOR releases three Yugoslav soldiers on Tuesday – Jirgens
  • Three Kosovo Albanians bodies discovered in east Kosovo – Jirgens
  • Kosovo Albanian envoys accept Kouchner as Co-Chairman of Kosovo Government
  • Kouchner opens separate Kosovo Albanian school in Obilic because he failed to reach agreement with Serbse
  • Leaders of Kosovo Serb National Council protest KFOR closure of school in Plemetina, near Obilic
  • Montenegrin Democratic Party of Socialists and SPS to continue negotiations on new relations in Yugoslav federation
  • International symposium on Banja Luka earthquake opens
  • Culture
  • People from BiH Federation now living in Yugoslavia can send property demands before 11 November to Belgrade Commission for Property Requests
  • World news
  • Monument for dead soldiers unveiled in Ugljevik
  • RS Custom workers and RS police confiscate 23 kg of gold and three kg of silver since launch of action ‘Stop Blackmarket’
  • Dodik gives statement to SRNA
  • RS Government considers security situation in RS stable except terrorist attack on Kopanja – Dodik
  • Solana and Robertson to discuss Kosovo situation in Brussels on Wednesday
  • Kosovo Albanian refugees can return from Switzerland to Kosovo across Macedonian territory – Swiss Foreign Minister
  • Evidence found in investigation of Kosovo mass graves could expand ICTY accusations against Milosevic – ICTY for Kosovo spokesperson Kelly Moore
  • Continuation of eighth session of BiH Federation Parliament to be held in Sarajevo on Wednesday
  • Plan for election law is in accordance to BiH Constitution – OSCE Regional Director Garry Mathews
  • Human rights of Muslims in Stolac and Capljina area catastrophic – SDA Herzegovina Canton President as reported by Sarajevo media
  • World news
  • Sports and weather

News Summary

RS Journalist Association comments on action ‘We Demand’

RS Journalist Association President Branislav Bozic, commenting on the ‘We Demand’ action said the Association supports protest but in different forms. The Association considers frequent broadcast of a TV video spot is more effective than two-hours of broadcasting silence on national TV and radio, concluded Bozic.

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Nezavisne Novine editorial office issues press release

The Editorial Office of Nezavisne Novine disassociates itself from texts and statements in which other speculate as to who stands behind the assassination attempt on Nezavisne Novine Director Zeljko Kopanja.

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