Croatia: New attack on journalists over environmental reporting, activation of government safety protocols

Croatia: New attack on journalists over environmental reporting, activation of government safety protocols

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) condemned the attack on Nova TV’s investigative journalist Danka Derifaj and camera operator Miroslav Bokan while filming a report on the long-term environmental destruction along the Una River in Croatia. We also join our Croatian affiliates (TUCJ and CJA), and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN), in welcoming the prompt action of the Lika-Senj County Police, who arrested the individuals responsible un…

CJA: We strongly condemn the attack on Nova TV journalists and demand a decisive institutional response - SafeJournalists

The Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA) strongly condemns the physical attack on the reporting team of Nova TV’s investigative programme Provjereno, which occurred during the filming of a segment on years-long devastation of land along the Una River. A married couple who have been unlawfully claiming and degrading state-owned land near Štrbački buk on the Una launched a verbal assault of threats and profanities against the journalists on Sat…