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The managing council of the Montenegrin public broadcaster, RTCG, decided on Thursday to dismiss director Andrijana Kadija, claiming that she misused her position and acted unprofessionally while running the state-funded media outlet.

Montenegrin journalists, media associations and NGOs will protest on Thursday in Podgorica as the managing council of the public broadcaster is set to debate and vote on the dismissal of RTCG's director and editorial team.

A New York Times reporter saw a car that transported journalists Ranko Perenic and Djuro Slavuj, kidnapped in Kosovo and Metohija in 1998.

This is according to the Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS), that is quoting Milivoje Mihajlovic, a former Radio Pristina editor and head of the Media Center in this town, that was "a key source of information for all media in 1998 and 1999 in Kosovo."

Seven window panels at the Do?an Media Center building in Ankara, which hosts the Ankara offices of daily Hürriyet and Hürriyet Daily News, broke at around 5 p.m. on Dec. 12.

The Ankara Governor's Office said in statement that the incident was not linked to a gun attack according to the inspections, as police officials had also said no ballistic traces were found. 

Seven panel windows at the Do?an Media Center building in Ankara, which hosts Ankara offices of daily Hürriyet and Hürriyet Daily News, exploded at around 5 p.m. on Dec. 12.

Ankara Governor's office said in statement that the incident was not linked to a gun attack according to the inspections as police officials said no ballistic traces were found. 

Here are five questions and answers to explain how and why the attack that injured daily Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan fatally threatens Turkey's press freedom and democracy, amid accusations by national press bodies and the international community that the government is to blame.1) What happened to Ahmet Hakan?

Security camera footage contradicts the initial testimonies of four suspects detained by police for attacking veteran Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, who has been receiving politically-motivated threats for weeks. 

Russia satisfied with Serbian position - ambassador

BELGRADE -- Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin says Serbia's response to the events in Crimea was proper, and did not harm relations between Belgrade and Moscow.