>from: helpb92 at xs4all.nl
>
>Dear All,
>
>As you will know, air strikes on Yugoslavia are now
>underway. One of the outcomes of this war situation is the
>closure of Yugoslavia's most important independent media
>entity, radio station B92.
>
>A group of people from Europe and from around the world are
>staging a campaign to help B92 continue to provide news
>updates about the situation in Yugoslavia as it develops.
>The campaign is centred in Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
>through the internet service provider, XS4ALL and the
>cultural organisation, De Balie. The group aim to achieve
>this through the establishment of a fundraising campaign, a
>website and a Real Audio service.
>
>The current crisis situation in Yugoslavia means that the
>potential for B92 continuing its independent news service is
>limited. The recently founded support group intends to take
>measures to distribute news by and about B92, from
>Amsterdam. For this purpose a special website has been
>established:
>
>http://helpB92.xs4all.nl
>
>B92 is the backbone of the independent news service in
>Yugoslavia. Without immediate support this last source of
>independent news for the inhabitants of this region is
>endangered. A campaign has been started by the support
>group, with the objective of sending money and equipment to
>B92 and other independent radio stations in Serbia and
>Kosovo.
>
>There are four key ways that you can assist the group in its
>support of B92.
>
>1) Link to our website:
>
>http://helpb92.xs4all.nl
>
>by using the logo from the website and promote the spreading
>of this logo in any way you can. This logo is also attached
>to this email. <I have unattached it from this redistribution
>for reasons of netiquette, but it's available on the site
><http://helpB92.xs4all.nl/>.--tb]
>
>Also link to the B92 website:
>
>http://www.b92.net
>
>2) Help us raise funds for B92 and other endangered
>independent news services from Serbia and Kosovo. The
>special accountnumber that has been opened for donations is
>7676 (Postbank, Netherlands).
>
>by international money order payable to:
>Press Now
>Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 10
>1017 RR Amsterdam
>Netherlands
>
>or by international bank transfer to:
>Postbank Amsterdam
>Swift address: INGBNL2A
>Accountnumber: 7676
>in the name of: Press Now (adress above)
>Please specify "Help B92".
>
>3) Distribute the press release about the fundraising
>campaign to your local media. You will find the press
>release at the end of this email.
>
>4) Sign the guestbook on the website if you want to express
>your individual support or, if you represent an organisation
>that wants to become part of the support group, mail us more
>details about the organisation and nature of the support
>offered, preferably accompanied by a small logo in
>gif-format to include on our website.
>
>The Help B92 Team:
>
>B92: http://www.b92.net/
>De Balie: http://www.balie.nl/
>De Digitale Stad: http://www.dds.nl/
>Next 5 Minutes: http://www.n5m.org/
>Press Now: http://www.dds.nl/~pressnow/
>radioqualia (Australia): http://www.radioqualia.va.com.au/
>De Waag (MONM): http://www.waag.org/
>XS4ALL: http://www.xs4all.nl/
>
>
>Please Note that the following is the new link for B92 live
>internet audio stream:
>
>http://play.rbn.com/?b92
>
>
>
>
>==================================================
>
>Press Release
>
>If you want to include the following press release
>in your website then please copy and paste as required:
>
>Pressrelease March 24th 1999
>
>
>Help B92 and the independent media in Yugoslavia Latest news
>at http://helpB92.xs4all.nl
>
>Last night the transmitter of radio B92 from Belgrade was
>confiscated by the Serbian authorities. The editor-in-chief,
>Veran Matic, was held in custody in a police station for
>well over 8 hours. Despite this intimidation the station
>continues its independent news service. At De Balie in
>Amsterdam a support group has been founded tonight, which
>intends to support B92 and other independent media in
>Yugoslavia where possible in the continuation of these
>important news services.
>
>With the support of internetprovider XS4ALL B92 also
>transmits its signals via internet since december 1996.
>These digital broadcasts are picked up by the BBC
>Worldservice and retransmitted via satellite. Through a
>network of local radio stations the programs of B92 can be
>heard throughout Serbia, despite repeated attempts by the
>authorities to silence the station. At this moment it is
>still possible to follow the broadcasts of Radio B92 in real
>audio on their website, at http://www.b92.net
>
>In light of the current tense situation it is very likely
>that the possibilities of B92 to continue its independent
>news service will be limited even further. The support group
>therefore intends to take measures to distribute news by and
>about B92 from Amsterdam. For that purpose a special website
>has been opened at http://helpB92.xs4all.nl
>
>B92 is the backbone of the independent news service in
>Yugoslavia. Without immediate financial support this last
>source of independent news for the inhabitants of this
>region is endangered. A fundraising campaign is being
>started by the support group, in order to send money and
>equipment to B92 and other independent radio stations in
>Serbia and Kosovo as soon as possible.
>
>The founders of the support group are: B92, De Balie, De
>Digitale Stad, Next 5 Minutes, Press Now, radioqualia
>(Australia), De Waag (MONM) en XS4ALL.
>
>For more information or to send messages of support, please
>e-mail helpB92 at xs4all.nl. You can also digitally support this
>initiative by copying the special logo onto your website and
>linking to Help B92.