Greece: Media Freedom in Crisis

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Newspapers hanging on a kiosk in the center of Athens, Greece on March 24, 2022. © 2022 Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via AP The pervasive and deliberate constraints on journalism in Greece are creating an environment in which critical reporting is stifled, and self-censorship becomes the norm.Journalists face state surveillance, harassment, and intimidation by pro-government actors, and abusive lawsuits by politicians, all of which threaten democracy and the rule of law.The EU Commission and the EU as a whole need to monitor the situation carefully and ensure that genuine…

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