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Editorial: Against slander, libel and defamation: why truth needs to be rescued even if by means of justice

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL A hurricane of false statements, fake news and irresponsible accusations can do much more damage to the truth that any other form. Currently there are two elements in Albania that need to be addressed for the sake of safeguarding as much as possible truthful and responsible protection of a sane narrative: First of all defamation by media is not a crime. Given the unregulated environment ripe with thousands of forms of media, anybody can make all sorts of statements hurting or promoting all kinds of causes and most importantly whomever they decide to make subject of their…

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