Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Weekly's survival threatened by disproportionate fine

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Reporters Without Borders condemns the fine of 28,000 levas (14,000 euros) which the weekly Videlina (www.videlinabg.com) has been ordered to pay by 14 July for publishing a reader's letter in October 2007 accusing a local politician of corruption. The fine has been upheld by an appeal court in the southern city of Plovdiv. “It is deplorable that a newspaper or magazine can be convicted for publishing a reader's letter,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Videlina cannot be blamed or held (...)

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