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Croatia Journalists: Govt is ‘Watering Down’ Anti-SLAPP Directive
Hrvoje Zovko, president of the Croatian Journalists' Association. HND. Photo: SNH
Veteran Reporter Accuses Croatian Broadcaster of Revenge Sacking
The Croatian public broadcaster, HRT, confirmed on Tuesday that it had again sacked Hrvoje Zovko, a veteran reporter and president of the Croatian Journalists' Association, HND, for violent behaviour in the workplace. Zovko did not receive an official notice terminating his employment.
Croatian Journalists Mourn Veteran Photographer Hrvoje Polan
"Suddenly, at the age of 48, the photojournalist Hrvoje Polan has left us. For nearly three decades, Hrvoje has been dealing with news and documentary photography," the Croatian Journalists' Association announced on Monday.
Polan worked for numerous newspapers and agencies, from satirical Croatian weekly magazine Feral Tribune to Reuters, before going freelance.
Croatia 'Failing to Defend Journalists Against Threats'
Denis Romac, vice-president of the Croatian Journalists' Association, told BIRN that the attack on journalist Hrvoje Bajlo on Sunday evening in Zadar was a consequence of state institutions not reacting properly to a recent alleged threat to another reporter by a government minister.