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CJA: At least 696 active lawsuits worth 3.1 million euros

At least 696 lawsuits are currently pending against journalists and media outlets in Croatia, according to the latest survey conducted by the Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA), now in its seventh consecutive year. Civil defamation claims continue to dominate, accounting for 629 cases - or 90 percent of all lawsuits. The total amount being claimed in these suits exceeds €3.1 million.

02.05.2025.

Open letter from CJA to citizens about the dangers of amendments to the Criminal code

Before the decision of the Croatian Parliament on amendments to the Criminal Code introducing a new criminal offense of unauthorized disclosure of the content of investigative or evidentiary actions, the Croatian Journalists' Association addressed the following open letter to the citizens of Croatia, co-signed by 18 media outlets:

11.03.2024.

CJA's Comments on the Proposal of the National Plan for the Development of Culture and Media

The Croatian Journalists' Association participated in the public consultation on the Draft Proposal of the National Plan for the Development of Culture and Media for the period from 2023 to 2027, as well as the Draft Proposal of the Action Plan for the Development of Culture and Media for the period from 2023 to 2024, presenting a series of comments and suggestions on the proposed text. The consultation took place from September 18 to October 18, and detailed comments are available here.

31.10.2023.

CJA: CROATIAN GOVERNMENT PROPOSES A LAW OF DANGEROUS INTENTIONS

The Croatian Journalists' Association (CJA) and the Trade Union of Croatian Journalists (SNH) express deep concern and dissatisfaction regarding the proposed introduction of a new criminal offense in the Criminal Code, which pertains to the unauthorized disclosure of content related to investigative or evidentiary actions concerning participants in legal proceedings. We believe that such a proposal can be denominated as law of dangerous intentions, as it poses a serious threat to the journalism profession and freedom of the press.

26.09.2023.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN IMPLEMENTATION NETWORK (EIN)

We are thrilled to announce our cooperation with the European Implementation Network (EIN) in their new project focused on safeguarding freedom of expression in the Council of Europe member States. As a participant to this project, we are dedicated to promoting this fundamental right and the effective implementation of the relevant judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as to advocating for reforms aimed at effectively protecting free speech in Croatia.

21.09.2023.

CJA: WORKING DOCUMENT OF NEW MEDIA ACT - UNACCEPTABLE

The Croatian Journalists' Association (CJA) sent a response to the Ministry of Culture and Media regarding the draft of the new Media Act, which was delivered to them on July 5. The CJA deemed the draft entirely unacceptable. The letter addressed to Minister of Culture and Media, Nina Obuljen Koržinek, is presented in its entirety below.

20.07.2023.

CJA'S SURVEY: NUMBER OF LAWSUITS AGAINST JOURNALISTS AND THE MEDIA IS NOT LOWERING, AT LEAST 945 LAWSUITS ARE ACTIVE

At least 945 lawsuits against the media and journalists are currently active in Croatia, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Croatian Journalists' Association for the fifth year in a row.

02.05.2023.

CJA sends a complain to the Ombudsman about the announcement of Prime Minister Plenković

Following Prime Minister Andrej Plenković's announcement about changes to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code due to "leaking of information from files", which constitute "political problems", the Croatian Journalists' Association today sent the following complaint to Ombudsman Tena šimonović Einwalter

14.02.2023.

CJA: We will publish the list of shame of judges against journalists, we call for solidarity with colleague Davorka Blažević

The persecution of journalists in Croatia continues in the processes in which judges sue journalists, and in this domain, we are the worst in the European Union - it was said at the press conference of the Croatian Journalists' Association, where they warned of the latest judicial attack on the journalistic profession, with the verdict of the County Court in Zagreb, according to which journalist and member of CJA, Davorka Blažević, must pay a compensation in the amount of HRK 40,000 to Supreme Court judge Senka Klarić Baranović, in the name of the famous provision "insult of honour and reputation".

28.11.2022.

CJA: WE DEMAND ROBERT Å VEB"S APOLOGY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE IN THE CASE OF HRVOJE ZOVKO

After Croatian Radio Television (HRT) lost another lawsuit against the president of the Croatian Journalists' Association (HND) Hrvoje Zovko, who must be reinstated to his work position by the first-instance verdict, the CJA, Croatia's main professional journalist organization, wants to inform the public that they hope after four years of this process, the multiple court harassments of their president and his family, as well as the CJA itself, have ended.

07.06.2022.

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