Expert: Tiraspol's measures to undermine independent media are illegal
Radio Moldova,
4 April 2025 9:50
Tiraspol's plan to impose fines on "foreign" media that lack accreditation from the separatist authorities is illegal, according to Mihaela Șerpi, an analyst from IN CONTEXT Promo-LEX. She states, "The secessionist regime intends these measures to prevent any objective and independent reporting of the situation in the region, thereby maintaining their monopoly and keeping citizens in an information vacuum."
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