Hate Speech
This study focuses on the Syrian independent exile media (SEM) organisations and institutions that have developed since the 2011 uprising. These media emerged and developed amid a war of unprecedented scope and complexity; a war that has taken a heavy toll on Syria’s civilians and displaced a huge...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, amid collapsing revenues and a rising torrent of online misinformation and gender-based hate speech, States have a human rights-based obligation to ensure the survival of public interest media, most urgently through subsidies that can be funded by proper taxation of...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Pushing norms and standards in politics, conflict and media to new extremes, leaders in every region of the world in 2016 consolidated and expanded their powers at the expense of freedom and democracy. From armed conflict and forced migration to the spread of misinformation and the rise of right-...
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Friday, June 16, 2017
The pro-democracy protests of the Moroccan Spring provided the national media with an open season that could not last long. Then, entrenched ‘untouchable’ topics were debated in the public realm, including those related to the King’s centralised power; today, journalists work in a climate of...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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- Broadcasting Law
- Defamation
- Digital Rights
- Gender
- General Resources
- Hate Speech
- Morocco
- National Security and Terrorism
- Policy and Regulation
- Protection of sources
- Protection of the Sacred and Blasphemy
- Public Service Broadcasting
- Registration / licensing of journalists
- Regulation of journalists
- Right to Information
- Statutory professional bodies
This series of Briefing Notes is designed to give readers an understanding of the key international legal standards that apply in the context of freedom of expression. Each individual Briefing Note addresses a different thematic freedom of expression issue. The first, perhaps predictably, is titled...
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
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- Accreditation
- Broadcasting Law
- Defamation
- Digital Rights
- General Resources
- Hate Speech
- International Standards
- Legislation
- MENA
- National Security and Terrorism
- Policy and Regulation
- Policy Documents and Recommendations
- Privacy
- Protection of sources
- Protection of the Sacred and Blasphemy
- Public Service Broadcasting
- Registration / licensing of journalists
- Regulation of journalists
- Right to Information
- Statutory professional bodies
Freedom of expression is a core human right and a free and vibrant public discourse is vital to maintaining a democratic system. At the same time, it is recognised that certain types of speech can cause harm. The question over where the line should be drawn between legal content and hate speech is...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
تركز هذه الدراسة على المنظمات والمؤسسات الإعلامية السورية المستقلة في المنفى التي نشأت منذ انتفاضة 2011. ظهرت هذه الوسائط وتطورت وسط حرب لم يسبق لها مثيل من حيث النطاق والتعقيد. حرب تسببت في خسائر فادحة في صفوف المدنيين في سوريا وشردت جزء كبير من سكانها. أجبرت ديناميكيات الحرب وتأثيرها على الأرض...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
على الرغم من أن جزءا كبيرا من منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا شهد انزلاقا ملحوظا، على مدى السنوات الماضية، نحو مزيد من الإستبداد وعدم الاستقرار والنزاع العنيف في أعقاب الإنتفاضات الشعبية . علما أن العديد من هذه المكاسب كانت وراءها 2011في المنطقة، فقد تحققت مكاسب كبيرة منذ عام الأوساط الإعلامية...
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
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- Algeria
- Broadcasting Law
- Defamation
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Expression
- General Resources
- Hate Speech
- Legislation
- Libya
- MENA
- Morocco
- National Security and Terrorism
- Policy and Regulation
- Policy Documents and Recommendations
- Protection of the Sacred and Blasphemy
- Public Service Broadcasting
- Reports and Analysis
- Right to Information
- Statutory professional bodies
- Tunisia
Although much of the Middle East and North Africa has seen a marked shift over the past years toward unstable authoritarianism and violent conflict following the region’s popular uprisings, significant gains have however been achieved since 2011.
Many of these gains have been driven by media...
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
Tagged in:
- Algeria
- Broadcasting Law
- Defamation
- Digital Rights
- Freedom of Expression
- General Resources
- Hate Speech
- Legislation
- Libya
- MENA
- Morocco
- National Security and Terrorism
- Policy and Regulation
- Policy Documents and Recommendations
- Protection of the Sacred and Blasphemy
- Public Service Broadcasting
- Reports and Analysis
- Right to Information
- Statutory professional bodies
- Tunisia
، أقرت في دول المغرب العربي ضمانات دستورية وقانونية جديدة لحرية 2011وفي أعقاب انتفاضات عام التعبير والإعلام. ومع ذلك، فإن الحقوق والحريات التي ضمنتها القوانين الجديدة لا تزال تواجه تحديا بسبب عدائية السلطات المسؤولة عن حماية حقوق الانسان وممارسة قضائية ما انفكت تفتقر الى الاصلاح. وعلاوة على ذلك،...
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Thursday, February 8, 2018