(Fwd) (Fwd) URGENT : B-92 Shut Down

["Marek Tuszynski" <mtusz@batory.org.pl>]

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From:          nradic@soros.org.mk
Organization:  OSI - Macedonia
To:            premail@soros.org
Date:          Tue, 3 Dec 1996 19:15:37 +0100
Subject:       URGENT : B-92 Shut Down
Priority:      urgent

TO: PR Coordinators in national foundations
FROM: Nebojsa Radics, OSI-Budapes Regional Office of Public Affairs
DATE: 3 December, 1996
SUBJ.: B92 Shut Down


B92, the last independent radio station in Serbia,  was shut down
 today, on 3 December, 1996 at 14,00 CET. 

The station had been jammed since 27 November from an undefined 
source.  The jamming occured as the Serbian authorities' reaction to 
the stations unique accurate reporting on the latest unrest on the 
streets in several Serbian cities.

On the other hand, B92 was widely quoted and served as a refernce 
source for the foreign correspondents in Belgrade.  Its programes were
 re-bradcasted by several local radio stations in Serbia. 

B92 continued distributing its email news services in English and 
Serbian.  Their www site is still on the net, being based on a server 
in the United States.

After B92 was closed, the media  in Serbia became completely 
monolite, controled by the ruling party and the President.  The new
situation in the media is only another step in creating a closed 
society in Serbia.

We are expecting a press release from B92.  As soon as it is 
received, it will be forwarded via premail.





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 Marek Tuszynski - Internet Program Coordinator, 
 The Stefan Batory Foundation
 ul. Flory 9 (IV floor), 00-586 Warsaw, ph. 4822 488055;     
 fax  4822 493561; http://www.batory.org.pl; 
 try http://ngo.batory.org.pl/klonDB                                          
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