Digital Library
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Iowa Research Online
The wave of Arab Spring that started in Tunisia and Egypt arrived to Morocco in 2011 paving the way to unprecedented organized mass-protests all over the country. Among the demands raised by the 20 February Movement protesters was the demand for free and independent media outlets, especially the...
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November, 01 2015
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DCAF
Palestinian Draft Law on Access to Information, Bringing access to information legislation in line with international civil democratic standards
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April, 01 2013
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MedMedia
In September 2011, Algeria ended its de facto state monopoly over radio and television. Recent legislation has allowed for several TV channels to become privately owned, although the majorityof these broadcast from abroad. The press enjoys more freedom than radio and TV but is also subject to...
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January, 01 2015
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MedMedia
Egypt’s New Constitution of 2014 is central to the process of democratisation and the enhancement of freedom of expression and freedom of the media. However, most of Egypt’s old and restrictive legislation is still in place, which creates an uncertain legal landscape and slows progress. Recent...
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January, 01 2015
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MedMedia
The report examines the legal framework within which the media functions in Jordan and its conformity with international and regional norms and principles. It recommends changes to the law to enhance the role of the media in a broader process of social advancement and democratisation. The need for...
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January, 01 2015
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MedMedia
This report examines the Constitution and the audio-visual legal framework of Lebanon and identifies the areas that do not meet international standards of best practice and might benefit from review and harmonisation. To this end, it recommends changes to the legal framework aimed at enhancing the...
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January, 01 2015
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MedMedia
The ongoing crisis in Libya means that media legislation may not have much effect in reality. It is often unclear whether pre-revolutionary legislation still applies and new laws may disregardinternational best practice. It has been difficult to get access to official, current versions of...
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January, 01 2015
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MedMedia
Unlike Tunisia, Libya or Egypt, for example, it was an evolution in the existing political regime and not a revolution that brought about the liberalisation of the Moroccan media. The lifting by legal decree of the state broadcasting monopoly inherited from the French protectorate, the setting up...
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January, 01 2015
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MedMedia
This reports looks into media legislation and the multiple challenges affecting the media and key obstacles to media reform in Palestine.
Palestine has fewer provisions for media legislation than any other country in the Southern Mediterranean region. Any review of media law in Palestine should...
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January, 01 2015
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Oxford
With the objective of establishing a society of citizenship, justice, equality, progress, development and prosperity in which there is no place for despotism, repression, tyranny, exploitation and individual power, the National Transitional Council has decided to promulgate this Constitutional...
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November, 01 2011
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