Blaž Zgaga
TARGETED BY THE AUTHORITIES
SLOVENIA
When Blaž Zgaga, the Slovenian correspondent of RSF and of the Croatian weekly Nacional, asked about the creation of a new Covid-19 crisis unit, the authorities reacted by unleashing a major campaign of insults and threats against him. The harassment of outspoken journalists in Slovenia in such that the European Commission has reminded the government that they are meant to be protected, not attacked. Europe also voiced concern at the possibility that the online violence could become real.
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