Croatia: CFWIJ Condemns Croatian President Milanovic’s Verbal Attack Against Reporter Ivana Silovic

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic verbally attacked journalists working for the Croatian public broadcaster HRT. He accused reporters including Ivana Silovic of being ‘frauds’ and a ‘state disgrace’, ‘and ‘an embarrassment to the country. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by the attacks of Milanovic. We find these attacks a direct threat against journalists to silence them.