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Croatian journalists stage protest against abusive lawsuits (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 6, 2019

Politicians, public figures and corporations have filed over 1,100 lawsuits against journalists with the intention of intimidating them into self-censorship.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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