SEEMO condemns Moldovan Government's decision not to issue accreditation to Cristina Dumitrescu

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe, expresses its concern with the recent violence against media representatives in the region, where journalists from Croatia and Serbia were menaced to be killed or beaten up. Referring to Moldova, in a release quoted by Info-Prim Neo, SEEMO is concerned about the developments related to accrediting Cristina Dumitrescu. She reports for Radio Romania and was informed by telephone that the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Moldova had declined to issue her an accreditation card. She applied for accreditation, which is necessary to work in the Republic of Moldova, on 13 October, when she arrived in Chisinau. SEEMO condemns this decision, which comes after several other journalists working for Romanian media faced denials and delays when seeking accreditation to be able to work in Moldova. SEEMO is concerned that these developments, which further tarnish the region's press freedom record, could lead to further violence against the media. It urges the relevant authorities to take seriously the potential risks these incidents represent.