{"id":74271,"date":"2016-03-24T12:23:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T12:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/?p=74271"},"modified":"2017-03-22T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T16:58:16","slug":"mapping-media-freedom-week-in-focus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/?p=74271","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Media Freedom: Week in focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Each week, Index on Censorship\u2019s Mapping Media Freedom project verifies threats, violations and limitations faced by the media throughout the European Union and neighbouring countries. Here are just five reports from 15-22 March that give us cause for concern.<\/p>\n

Serbia: B92 journalists receive several death threats<\/h2>\n

Several death threats have been sent to journalists at the investigative journalism portal insajder.net<\/a> which is owned by broadcaster B92. The threats were sent via email to several reporters between 14 and 22 March.<\/p>\n

Insajder\u2019s editor-in-chief Brankica Stankovic and B92\u2019s editor-in-chief Veran Matic have also received threats<\/a>. Both have been under police protection for years due to severe threats.<\/p>\n

Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic announced on 23 March that a person had been arrested for threatening Stankovic and Matic<\/a>. Due to a pending police investigation no details of the threats have been revealed, Veran Matic told Index on Censorship.<\/p>\n

Kosovo: Investigative journalist claims prime minister threatened him<\/h2>\n
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Isa Mustafa, European People’s Party Summit, March 2015, Brussels. Credit: Flickr \/ EPP<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Vehbi Kajtaz, a journalist for the investigative reporting portal insajderi.com claims he received a threatening phone call from Kosovo\u2019s prime minister<\/a>, Isa Mustafa, on 20 March.<\/p>\n

Kajtazi had published an in which he criticised Kosovo\u2019s healthcare system, stating it is so poor that even Mustafa\u2019s brother has to seek asylum in the EU for treatment for his throat cancer. Mustafa has denied threatening the journalist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On 21 March, Kajtaz wrote on his Facebook page that Mustafa had called him on his mobile phone on the day previous. Kajtazi claims that Mustafa was angry about an article mentioning his brother and said that the journalist would \u201cpay heavily\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Serbia: Investigative portal claims to be monitored by pro-government tabloid<\/h2>\n
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Serbian Newspaper attacks OCCRP partner #KRIK<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/OcDWfOKVe8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/MjYgc4u5aM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OCCRP (@OCCRP) March 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n