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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Calum Macdonald (Labour), on Friday, 30 June 1995, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 27 members in total.

ATTACKS UPON THE PRESS IN CROATIA

That this House notes with concern the recent burning of copies of The Feral Tribune by right-wing political groups in Split, Croatia; observes that vandals were able to terrorise kiosks selling opposition newspapers, despite police having forewarnings of these attacks; believes that this is part of a disturbing trend of diminishing media freedom in Croatia and the emergence of an increasingly authoritarian political culture; and calls upon the Government of Croatia to halt and reverse these trends and to build instead in Croatia a political community which respects a diversity of views and opinions.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

ATTACKS UPON THE PRESS IN CROATIA (1333A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Robert N Wareing (primary, Labour) and tabled on Monday, 17 July 1995. It has been signed by 2 members in total.
at end add `believes that authoritarianism has been the hallmark of the Croatian state since its inception in 1991, a feature of which has been its toleration of extremist elements taking their cue from the Ustasha of Hitler's puppet Croatian state; condemns its suppression of the large Serb minority in Croatia and its brutal seizure of Western Slovonia, ethnically cleansing the indigenous Serb population there; and warns of the plans of the Tudjman regime to do likewise in the rest of the Krajina following the Croat military offensive for which Zagreb is currently preparing.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1333 
1333A1 
Session
1994-95
Subjects
Newspaper press Media Press freedom Croatia
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk