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Serbian Journalists Mark Anniversary Of Unsolved Killing Of Journalist In 1999


Serbian journalist Slavko Curuvija was shot dead in Belgrade in April 1999.
Serbian journalist Slavko Curuvija was shot dead in Belgrade in April 1999.

Independent Serbian journalists have marked the 24th anniversary of the killing of a prominent editor and newspaper publisher who was fiercely critical of the government in Belgrade. Slavko Curuvija was shot dead at the entrance to his Belgrade apartment on April 11, 1999 during the NATO bombing of Serbia over its crackdown against Kosovo Albanian separatists. His killing became a symbol of the struggle for a free press in the Balkan nation. To read the original story by AP, click here.

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