The safety of journalists remains the main threat to media freedom in the OSCE region, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic said today during her visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Invited to speak before the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mijatovic participated in a debate on freedom of expression and media freedom in which she stressed that journalists’ safety must be high on the political agenda and that the vicious cycle of impunity must be broken.
“The mounting number of attacks against journalists must be addressed at the highest political level in order to reverse the rapidly deteriorating trend for journalists’ safety in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Mijatovic said. Read more.
According to RIK, the elections were generally free and fair. Based on 97.46 per cent of the votes counted, it said the coalition "Aleksandar Vucic - Serbia wins" won 48 per cent of the votes, easily coming first.
Six other lists passed the 5-per-cent threshold needed to enter parliament.
The Serbian Socialist Party, SPS, came second with won 11 per cent of the votes, the Serbian Radical Party, SRS, came third with 8 per cent, the Democratic Party, DS, came fourth with 6 per cent, and the movement “Enough is enough” came fifth with 5.9 per cent.
The coalition grouped around former Serbian president Boris Tadic also won 5 per cent of the votes, as did the right-wing coalition between Dveri and the Democratic Party of Serbia, DSS.
Fugitive Azem Syla resigns from parliament, says to return to #Kosovo soon after avoiding anti-graft arrest sweep http://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChJoOTvUkAAVB47.jpg
Ex-president Boris Tadić questions legitimacy of #Serbia government as hundreds protest alleged electoral fraud http://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChSfGfXU4AA9FVk.jpg
Politicians in the Balkans frequently accuse the EU of double standards in its dealings with the region. Do they have a point?
In the months-long protests in Serbia, those marching every weekend are not all demonstrating for purely political reasons – but also to raise their voices over other burning everyday problems.