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Foreign Agent in My Own Country: How Laws Silence Media, Limit Rights, and Impact Lives

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Sunday, 24. August

Content

CCA – Flora-Heiss-Rogger Saal

60 minutes

English

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Hosted by Club Alpbach Hungary together with Club Alpbach Belgrade, Club Alpbach Georgia and Club Alpbach Tirol

From Georgia and Hungary’s adopted laws to Serbia’s proposed bill, “foreign agent” as a legislative and political label is already fueling media closures and journalist persecution, civic space is shrinking and press freedom is at risk. This panel unpacks the legal and political fallout, with personal perspectives from those directly affected, offering insight into the fight for democratic resilience across the region.