Hungarian Authority NMHH Backs Roma Documentary
- 3 Jun 2012 8:58 AM
They said although the film-makers interviewed Roma the documentary humiliated Roma and reinforce negative stereotypes.
A preliminary investigation did not find any violation of the media law, the NMHH said on its website.
The documentary was neither discriminatory, nor harmful to the Roma community and did not promote hatred against them, the NMHH found.
The media service manager MTVA cancelled a planned re-broadcast of the documentary.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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