Ućutkivanje novinara nasiljem ograničava slobodu izražavanja i stvara kulturu straha i nekažnjivosti. Novinari ne mogu da obavljaju svoju funkciju pozivanja vlasti na odgovornost, a građanima je onemogućen pristup vitalnim informacijama. Demokratija u takvim uslovima ne može da funkcioniše, kaže za Cenzolovku Holi Džonson sa njujorškog Univerziteta Kolumbija, koja s pažnjom prati nastavak suđenja optuženima za ubistvo novinara Slavka Ćuruvije pred Apelacionim sudom
Pritisci i napadi
03. okt 2020.
Dr Holi Džonson: Presuda u slučaju „Ćuruvija“ nedovoljno ističe da je ubijeni bio novinar
Univerzitet Kolumbija u Njujorku objavio je detaljnu analizu sudskog procesa koji se vodi zbog ubistva Slavka Ćuruvije. Dr Holi Džonson sa tog univerziteta za Cenzolovku kaže da se, za razliku od presuda zbog zločina nad novinarima u svetu, koje u prvi plan stavljaju slobodu izražavanja i važnu ulogu koju novinari imaju u društvu, u slučaju Ćuruvije to nije dogodilo
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01. okt 2020.
The Case of Radomir Markovic and Others (Slavko Curuvija)
The Appeals Court in Belgrade reversed and remanded a lower court decision convicting four members of the Serbian State Security services of murdering journalist Slavko Curuvija. After hearing testimony from over 100 witnesses, the High Court determined that Curuvija had been labelled as an “enemy of the State,” that data collected from mobile phone towers placed three of the defendants in close proximity to Curuvija at the time of the killing, and that the killers, in cooperation with an unidentified shooter, were acting on orders from the highest echelons of the Serbian government. The Appeals Court argued that no evidence of an unidentified shooter was presented during the trial and therefore the conviction was flawed. The case was sent back to the High Court for reconsideration or retrial and hearings are scheduled for 5, 6, and 9 October 2020.