The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Claim 324

The law barred publishing untruths that violated the rights of individuals.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The law barred publishing untruths that violated the rights of individuals.
Field
action
Value
Law bars rights-violating untruths
About
incident 1998-serbia-public-information-act-fines
Source
Deepening Authoritarianism in Serbia: The Purge of the Judiciary and Media
Publisher
Human Rights Watch
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2000-05-01

Quotation from the source

untruths which violate the rights of the individual.