Republic of Macedonia: Political-motivated violence a threat to journalists
by Ana Ribeiro and Jane Whyatt
Journalists have been under attack in the Republic of Macedonia.
Dark days for Republic of Macedonia: Political and ethnic tensions are flaring back up, and journalists are being increasingly targeted while doing their job. (Public domain photo)
And the Western Balkans Regional Platform for Advocating Press Freedom and Journalists' Safety is calling on Europe's media freedom community to protest. The platform unites the journalists' associations of Bosnia Herzegovina (BH), Kosovo, Croatia, Montenegro and Republic of Macedonia.
The group recently held a press conference urging the Macedonian authorities to investigate 19 attacks against journalists since the start of…
