journalists and media workers were killed during and after the violent breakup of Yugoslavia. Only one person has ever been convicted under a final verdict of responsibility for any of these killings.
Gabriel Gruener, Volker Kraemer &
Shenoll Aliti
Date of death:
June 13, 1999
Media outlet:
Stern
Status of the investigation:
Open
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Kerem
Lawton
Date of death:
March 29, 2001
Media outlet:
Associated Press
Status of the investigation:
Never opened
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Jordi Pujol
Puente
Date of death:
May 17, 1992
Media outlet:
Associated Press news agency and Avui
Status of the investigation:
Never opened
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Milan
Pantic
Date of death:
June 11, 2001
Media outlet:
Vecernje novosti
Status of the investigation:
Ongoing
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Slavko
Curuvija
Date of death:
April 11, 1999
Media outlet:
Dnevni Telegraf
Status of the investigation:
First-instance verdict quashed
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Nogin &
Kurinnoy
Date of death:
September 1, 1991
Media outlet:
All-Russia State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company
Status of the investigation:
Ongoing
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Kjasif
Smajlovic
Date of death:
April 9, 1992
Media outlet:
Oslobodjenje
Status of the investigation:
Undisclosed
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Slavuj &
Perenic
Missing since:
August 21, 1998
Media outlet:
Radio Pristina
Status of the investigation:
Dismissed
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Enver
Maloku
Date of death:
January 11, 1999
Media outlet:
Kosovo Information Centre
Status of the investigation:
Ongoing
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Afrim
Maliqi
Date of death:
December 2, 1998
Media outlet:
Bujku
Status of the investigation:
Unknown
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Salko
Hondo
Date of death:
July 16, 1992
Media outlet:
Oslobodjenje
Status of the investigation:
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Shefki
Popova
Date of death:
September 10, 2000
Media outlet:
Rilindja
Status of the investigation:
Ongoing
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Radislava
Vujasinovic
Date of death:
April 8, 1994
Media outlet:
Duga
Status of the investigation:
Ongoing
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Sinisa
Medic
Date of death:
April 23, 1999
Media outlet:
RTS and Studio B
Status of the investigation:
Open
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Paul
Jenks
Date of death:
January 17, 1992
Media outlet:
European Pressphoto Agency (EPA)
Status of the investigation:
Never opened
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Pavo
Urban
Date of death:
December 6, 1991
Media outlet:
Dubrovacki Vjesnik
Status of the investigation:
Unknown
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Egon
Scotland
Date of death:
July 26, 1991
Media outlet:
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Status of the investigation:
One person convicted
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Sinisa
Glavasevic
Date of death:
November 20, 1991
Media outlet:
Radio Vukovar
Status of the investigation:
Never opened
-------- Read our storyAll journalists killed
in the Balkans since the 1990s
Each journalist is listed by name and
the country in which they died.
If you know of someone who you believe should be on
this list, contact us at editor@birn.eu.com.
- Sreten Ilic Croatia
- Karmela Sojanovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dusan Tepsic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ranko Elez Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Volker Kraemer Kosovo
- Gabriel Gruener, Volker Kraemer & Shenoll Aliti Kosovo
- Kerem Lawton Kosovo
- John Hasek Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Haris Karadza Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tasar Omer Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dominique Lonneux Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Georg Friderich Pfuhl Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Guido Puletti Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zhu Ying Serbia
- Xu Xinghu Serbia
- Shao Yunhuan Serbia
- Viktor Nogin Croatia
- Gennadiy Kurinnoy Croatia
- Sasa Kolevski Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Alessandro Ota Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Francis Tomasic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Marco Luchetta Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mohammed Hussein Navab Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dario D'angelo Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bryan Brinton Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jordi Pujol Puente Bosnia and Herzegovina
- David Kaplan Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kruno Martinovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Senad Saric Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sead Saric Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tonci Bender Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Vinko Babic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nizafeta Arifhodzic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ivica Bodnaruk Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sermet Sami Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Miroslav Kucera Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Damjan Ramic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mustafa Novalic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Rudolf Zagovec Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bajram Zenuni Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Karim Zaimovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Adnan Vuk Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tihomir Tunukovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Branko Tesanovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ferida Sparavalo Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ranko Sipovac Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zarko Sipka Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tomislav Sikic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bego Sabanovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Muhamed Smailbegovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Goran Simic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zeljko Ruzicic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mevludin Rovcanin Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Goran Pejcinovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dragan Osap Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mladen Obradovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mustafa Novalic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jadranko Neskovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Vojko Musi Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Srdjan Mumovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sinan Mujagic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Osman Mehmedagic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Milan Pantic Serbia
- Slavko Curuvija Serbia
- Kjasif Smajlovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Aleksandar Simovic Kosovo
- Ljubomir Knezevic Kosovo
- Milo Buljevic Kosovo
- Ranko Perenic Kosovo
- Bardhyl Ajeti Kosovo
- Bekim Kastrati Kosovo
- Xhemajl Mustafa Kosovo
- Marjan Melonasi Kosovo
- Momir Stokuca Kosovo
- Krist Gegaj Kosovo
- Shaban Hoti Kosovo
- Enver Maloku Kosovo
- Afrim Maliqi Kosovo
- Nikolas Vogel Slovenia
- Norbert Werner Slovenia
- Dusko Jovanovic Montenegro
- Kruno Marinovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nurko Luckin Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sasa Lazarevic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Alojz Krivograd Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sasa Kolevski Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zelimir Knezevic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jasmin Knezevic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Dragan Klacar Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ljubo Kerkez Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hajrudin Jusufovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ivo Standeker Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sead Isovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ismet Hrnjevic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Salko Hondo Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fuad Hasecic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Smail Gibovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zeljko Filipovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Rusmin Elezovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Risto Djogo Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Midhat Dzananovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mirsad Durakovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nihad Catic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Vladimir Clanak Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Azemina Cengic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jadranko Bozanovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zuhra Besic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nedzad Besic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Amir Begic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mirsad Becar Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Adem Basovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Shefki Popova Kosovo
- Radislava Vujasinovic Serbia
- Slobodan Jontic Serbia
- Tomislav Mitrovic Serbia
- Milovan Jankovic Serbia
- Branislav Jovanovic Serbia
- Milan Joksimovic Serbia
- Dejan Markovic Serbia
- Ivan Stukalo Serbia
- Sinisa Medic Serbia
- Slavisa Stevanovic Serbia
- Aleksandar Deletic Serbia
- Dragan Tasic Serbia
- Dragorad Dragojevic Serbia
- Nebojsa Stojanovic Serbia
- Darko Stoimenovski Serbia
- Ksenija Bankovic Serbia
- Jelica Munitlak Serbia
- Jusuf Cehajic Croatia
- Peter Brysky Croatia
- Damian Reudin Croatia
- John Schofield Croatia
- Paul Jenks Croatia
- Pavo Urban Croatia
- Dejan Milicevic Croatia
- Boro Petrovic Croatia
- Zoran Amidzic Croatia
- Pierre Blanchet Croatia
- Egon Scotland Croatia
- Simo Kljajic Croatia
- Milan Zegarac Croatia
- Nino Pavicevic Croatia
- Tomica Belavic Croatia
- Ivan Marsic Croatia
- Zdenko Purgar Croatia
- Stjepan Penic Croatia
- Zivko Krsticevic Croatia
- Branimir Polovina Croatia
- Sinisa Glavasevic Croatia
- Nikola Stojanac Croatia
- Djuro Podboj Croatia
- Zarko Kaic Croatia
- Gordan Lederer Croatia