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Claim

Claim 326

The ruling Yugoslav Left party called for the decontamination of the journalistic profession.

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

Statement
The ruling Yugoslav Left party called for the decontamination of the journalistic profession.
Field
stated_justification
Value
Ruling party calls for decontamination
About
incident 1998-serbia-public-information-act-fines
Source
Deepening Authoritarianism in Serbia: The Purge of the Judiciary and Media archived copy
Publisher
Human Rights Watch
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2000-05-01

Quotation from the source

decontamination of the journalistic profession