(IPI/IFEX) – According to IPI, the satirical program Hashove (Rebels), which ran sketches parodying key members of the government, was officially taken off the air last week “due to irregularities in its sponsorship contract.” This decision, however, was made in the wake of a heated media debate as to whether Hashove undermined state authority. IPI […]
(IPI/IFEX) – According to IPI, the satirical program Hashove (Rebels), which
ran sketches parodying key members of the government, was officially taken
off the air last week “due to irregularities in its sponsorship contract.”
This decision, however, was made in the wake of a heated media debate as to
whether Hashove undermined state authority.
IPI believes that plurality of published opinion must exist in a true
democracy. Suppressing opposing views can only have negative repercussions
for the society as a whole.
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H. E. Peter Stoyanov
President of Bulgaria
Sofia
Bulgaria
Fax: +3 592 875 601/+3 592 822 574
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