Czech news outlet Forum 24 denied access to online press conferences during COVID-19
14.10.2020
Date:
14.10.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Europe: Czech Republic
Alert types:
Restrictions on access to information: Access restricted to officials / press conferences
Online Czech news outlet Forum 24 has repeatedly been denied accreditation to participate in government press conferences since March this year since they were switched to an online format due to COVID-19 safety procedures, in what the newspaper says is an attempt to restrict it from asking challenging questions to ministers.