Albania, Closes after 11 years the newspaper "TEMA"

TIRANA-Bad news for the Media in Albania. After 11 years existence, the newspaper "Tema" has closed its activity. The Publisher Mero Baze announced its closing, writing an editorial today, calling "an inability to continue further in terms of numerous financial difficulties".

Mero Baze its editor writes that in terms of arbitrary police authorities blockade and destruction of its investment financial situation has passed the limits of survival. According to him, which Tirana court should consider lawsuit filed against the Ministry of Interior for destruction of property and investment to make the former Military Topography, has not yet made the first regular session of court after more than a year from the time.

He further explains that financial controls and selective pressures that began with newspaper balances from 2004 have also strengthened their hostile climate. "This is an end but not the end of media freedom" ended his writing editor of the newspaper "topic", Mero Baze.