'The gagging of dissent', the accusation of intellectuals. Four denounced by members of the government, 'it's a witch hunt' Teachers, scholars, philosophers and journalists united to denounce the "blatant intimidation" by the government.
The government accused of wanting to "marginalize the voices of dissent" and "eliminate democratic debate". "We are adapting - they say - to a climate of witch hunts", says Donatella Di Cesare of the National Press Federation.