Published On: 20/01/2017

Albania: Edi Rama slowly stifles independent journalism

Dismissed journalists, banned programmes, efforts to restrict information access rights. In Albania, freedom of press is more and more questioned by the social democrat government. On Tuesday, Albanian journalists demonstrated to denounce economic and political pressures on media. Reportage from Tirana.

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