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Czech news outlet Forum 24 denied access to online press conferences during COVID-19

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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.

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