Freedom of the Press 2007: Hungary
5 March 2008
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“The Hungarian government’s interference with media freedom and pluralism, part of its systematic attack on the rule of law, obstructs the work of independent journalists in holding the authorities to account and prevents the public from accessing information” – HRW
Leading editors and journalists from independent press in Hungary warn that the law could be used to make life more difficult for those media critical of the government.
“The proposed law would effectively open the door to state-sponsored pressure on those media which receive foreign funding and produce journalism critical of the government” – MFRR partners