Grave threat to public media independence in Bulgaria

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by the political pressure that led to a programme host on Bulgaria’s state-owned national radio broadcaster BNR being suspended, and then to the radio station itself being taken off the air for more than five hours on 13 September.Silvia Velikova, who has worked for BNR for 26 years and is known for her tough interviews and probing questions, learned on 12 September, on the eve of her next programme

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