Romania

2006

  

One Romanian journalist indicted, another freed on secrets charge

New York, February 22, 2006—Prosecutors in the eastern city of Focsani today indicted journalist Sebastian Oancea for possessing classified military documents about Western forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, the second such arrest in less than week, according to local and international press reports. Oancea, Focsani correspondent for the national daily Ziua, faces up to seven…

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Journalist arrested for not revealing source of classified document leak

New York, February 17, 2006—A Romanian court today remanded journalist Marian Garleanu of newspaper Romania Libera to 10 days in custody for possessing classified military documents about Western troops in Afghanistan and Iraq which he did not publish. Garleanu was arrested Thursday in the eastern city of Focsani as part of a broader investigation of…

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Attacks on the Press 2005: Europe & Central Asia Snapshots

Attacks and developments throughout the region

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2006