# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1998-serbia-public-information-act-fines)
- Source: Deepening Authoritarianism in Serbia: The Purge of the Judiciary and Media. https://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/serbia/Yugsrb00-05.htm
- 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

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