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| Title | Reporters Without Borders Annual Report 2006 - Romania |
| Publisher | Reporters Without Borders |
| Country | Romania |
| Publication Date | 3 May 2006 |
| Cite as | Reporters Without Borders, Reporters Without Borders Annual Report 2006 - Romania, 3 May 2006, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/46e690b7c.html [accessed 31 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
The tapping of the phones of two Romanian journalists working for foreign media by the secret police illustrated the weakness of the right to privacy of sources in 2005 as well as the bad relations between politicians and the media. Politically-inspired distribution of government advertising, problems of access to public information and news diversity threatened by huge debts to the government by privately-owned TV stations remained other serious threats to press freedom.
Topics: Freedom of expression,