Let’s Imprison Troublesome Journalists! An Estonian Example

Press Intimidation in the Baltic States

Let’s Imprison Troublesome Journalists! An Estonian Example

1. January, 2014 Sulev Vedler

The Estonian minister of justice pushed through a law that in theory permits the imprisonment of journalists who refuse to give up their sources, but the law has never been never used – so far.

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