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Tirana, January 31, 2011 NOA/ Ervin Tirana - Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, while stressing the need to fully and swiftly investigate the violent events in Tirana on Friday, 21.01.2011, urges all relevant bodies to follow the rule of law and to respect independence and freedom of the media.
“Media plays a pivotal role in democracy and in a free society. I urge all institutions to support the media in their high duty to make factual information accessible for the public. This has to be done according to the law, in a spirit of freedom and democracy. Journalists must be able to trust that this is the basis for their professional work, also providing opinion as a contribution to guidance” Wollfarth said.
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