Croatia
On February 13, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Posted Apr 2 2008
On February 13, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Croatia correspondent received a death threat. Drago Hedl, a 13-year RFE/RL investigative reporter was threatened because of his reporting about the trial of a suspected Croatian war criminal.
According to RFE/RL, Hedl said that he received several threatening phone calls in recent weeks and these acts of intimidation are attempts to stop his reporting.
“I will not give up,” Hedl said. “I will continue to tell the truth about the war crimes in Osijek and those responsible for the killings of civilians.”
For the past two years, Hedl has reported on the murder of Serb civilians in Osijek during the 1990s war. He has received many awards for his work, including The Knight International Journalism Award given by The International Center for Journalists.