Policy Documents and Recommendations
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Palestinian Draft Law on Access to Information, Bringing access to information legislation in line with international civil democratic standards
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Monday, April 1, 2013
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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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Thursday, January 1, 2015
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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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Thursday, January 1, 2015
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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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Thursday, January 1, 2015
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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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Thursday, January 1, 2015
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Much has been written about the media in Libya and Tunisia following the revolutions of 2011, most of it focused on the role of social media, mobile telephony and the internet, as well as on rapidly proliferating private media. There has been little research, however, that looks at the media...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015
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Since the Jasmine Revolution, a new constitutional and institutional has been put in place in Tunisia, laying the foundations for the liberalisation of the media. But this framework remains embryonic and the situation fragile. The report identify an urgent need to address shortcomings in media...
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Thursday, January 1, 2015
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Over the past several years, the Arab world has been characterised by an increasingly polarised political discourse. ‘After the Arab uprisings: the prospects for a media that serves the public’ looks at the state of broadcast media in the region, four years after the 2011 uprisings. It focuses on...
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Thursday, January 1, 2015
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أطلق الاتحاد الدولي للصحافيين في المنطقة العربية والشرق الأوسط "حملة شريكات في القيادة النّقابية" لتشجيع الصحافيات على الانخراط في العمل النقابي من خلال حملات التدريب والتشبيك والاتصال ومن خلال الضغط والترشح لهيئات صنع القرار. وقد حددت أولويات مختلفة بما في ذلك ضرورة "زيادة نسبة تمثيل المرأة في...
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Friday, January 1, 2010
The Women Partners in TU Leadership campaign was launched in April 2008, to encourage women journalists to engage in trade-union work through training, networking and lobbying and stand for election to the decision-making bodies. It set various priorities including the necessity to “Increase rate...
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Friday, January 1, 2010