“Anti-defamation” laws swim against democracy
The Albanian prime minister’s proposed laws continue their journey.
|2020.04.09
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After it was approved in the Assembly, the Anti-Defamation Package was not ratified by President Ilir Meta.
Punishments stipulated against news content that may constitute “defamation” vary from correction of the news content, suspension or removal of media licenses, to fines as high as 8,000 euros.
"A law for the media would help the courts, this is a law for the AMA that transforms the latter into a court.”
Koloreto Cukali, Albanian Media Council
Entenela Ndrevataj
Entenela Ndrevataj finished her undergraduate studies for Social Work and holds a Master of Science degree (MSc) for Children and family issues at the University of Tirana. For many years, she has been engaged in various civil causes, with a focus on marginalized communities around Albania. She currently works as a journalist at Citizens Channel, where she covers human rights and environmental issues.
This story was originally written in Albanian.