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Media under pressure across Balkans (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 21, 2019

Political influence and direct or indirect control over the media, as well as smear campaigns, threats and violence against journalists, have caused the media environment to deteriorate in most countries in the Balkans.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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