Freedom of the Press 2007: Czech Republic
5 March 2008
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Recent articles in Czech Republic
IPI condemns military police raid on Czech Television offices
Czech daily newspaper “Právo” reported that masked military police carrying automatic weapons entered the station with a court order to secure a recently declassified document, and took away seven bags of documents and three computers.
IPI publishes Press Freedom Audit report
Czech Human Rights and Ethnic Minorities Minister Michael Kocab admits to IPI that gag law contributes to “rise of self-censorship”, says it should be “amended”.
Amendments to Criminal Code inhibit investigative journalism, says WAN
In an 11 May 2009 letter to President Václav Klaus, WAN expresses concern over amendments to the Criminal Code which introduce prison sentences and massive fines for journalists for publishing information generated by criminal proceedings. (WAN/IFEX) His Excellency Václav Klaus President of the Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 11 May 2009 Your Excellency, We are […]