1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 1999: Europe & Central Asia Analysis - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SmEj8thuUq"><a href="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-by-chrystyna-lapychak/">Attacks on the Press 1999: Europe & Central Asia Analysis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-by-chrystyna-lapychak/embed/#?secret=SmEj8thuUq" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 1999: Europe & Central Asia Analysis” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="SmEj8thuUq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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By Chrystyna Lapychak Wars in Yugoslavia and Chechnya dominated regional and international headlines in 1999. The conflicts raised the journalists' death toll in the region and prompted crackdowns, as governments blocked access to war zones and engaged in propaganda campaigns.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260