FREEDOM OF PRESS DAY, 3rd of MAY CELEBRATED WITH DISMAY [Archives:2000/19/Front Page]

The statement raised a lot of controversy and evoked dismay among the journalists, who registered strong protests against the remarks of the Minister by leaving the seminar. However, apart from the controversial speech, the seminar indicated common promotion of freedom of press, and came out with a resolution to withdraw the press law so as to make it more flexible, to secure more freedom for the press, and to give journalists stronger legal protection against lawsuits usually filed by the state. More on law & Diplomacy.

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