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Every Friday in Ljubjana, the capital of Slovenia, hundreds of demonstrators, many on bicycles, gather in front of the parliament to express their anger towards the government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
On the day that we film there, the protest is in solidarity with Palestinians and against the government s support for Israel in the latest conflict. However, like every week for the past year, freedom of the press is high on the protest’s agenda.
Sarah Štiglic is one of the protesters and also a journalism student. She tells us that she feels like the government in Slovenia is doing nothing good for them. They are trying to destroy everything. They are trying to destroy our media , she explains. It s something that makes her feel both angry and sad.