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  • Southeast Asia seminar calls for decriminalization of defamation

    Date: 5/16/08

    Participants at a defamation seminar held May 9 and 10 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia called on countries in the region to abolish criminal defamation laws and to reform their civil defamation laws to bring them into line with international standards.

  • Pakistan changes media regulation process

    Date: 5/16/08

    The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Board shortened the process of issuing licenses to applicants from 18 months to three months. PEMRA changed the process to increase competition in the media sector. The move likely will facilitate more – and more varied – news sources.

  • Russian media law amendment moves forward

    Date: 5/2/08

    An amendment that would allow Russian courts to shut down media outlets for publishing “defamatory statements” has made its way through the parliament’s lower house, according to a Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) press release. 

    The proposed bill would amend and expand the current media law, which allows for the courts to close media outlets found guilty of “justifying te

  • Draft bills would reform media laws in Liberia

    Date: 4/28/08

    Three draft bills to improve the media landscape in Liberia have been presented to the nation’s National Assembly.

    The bills would establish a Freedom of Information Act, an Independent Broadcasting Regulatory Body, as well as transform the Liberia Broadcasting System into the Liberia Public Broadcasting Service.

  • Singapore’s new media ‘masterplan’ will focus on talent

    Date: 4/24/08

    A plan being developed by Singapore’s government would increase the pool of skilled individuals to support the country’s growing media industry.

    The masterplan, known as the “Singapore Media Fusion 2015,” involves 'significant' government resources toward developing home-grown talent and attracting skilled foreigners, according to an article in Asia Media.

    The plan’s aim is to make the country the best place to develop, host and distribute media content, the article says.

  • Registration open for Caribbean media and communication conference

    Date: 4/18/08

    A media conference in Georgetown, Guyana, will promote discussion among media managers, policy makers, journalists and editors, producers and telecommunications representatives throughout the region.

  • Guide to media policy for African regulators available in French

    Date: 4/9/08

    A guide aimed at media policy reform in Africa is now available in French. The manual, “Broadcasting Pluralism and Diversity: Training Manual for African Regulators,” published by the international human rights organization Article 19, provides instruction on how to improve the regulatory aspect of African media policy with the end result of promoting media policy reform.

  • Legal service Web site launched for Arab journalists

    Date: 3/27/08

    Arab journalists looking for legal services or advice on how to navigate the complex realm of free expression in the Arab world have a new tool at their disposal: A new Web site, Qadaya, launched recently by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information.

  • Freedom of expression experts invited to compete for ‘rapporteur’ position

    Deadline:

    6/1/08

    The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is organizing a competition for the new Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression in the Americas, who will give reports related to the promotion and protection of freedom of expression. Deadline: June 1.

  • Union of Somali Journalists says Somalia’s new Media Law is insufficient

    Date: 3/20/08

    The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) issued a report on March 12 declaring the nation's new Media Law “falls short of meeting International standards and principles of democratic media law,” the Arab Press Network reports. The law, which was passed on December 8 by the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia, does little to encourage a vibrant and open press, the Network says.