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Memorandum analysing the 1965 Broadcasting Authority Law against international standards on freedom of expression and public service broadcasting.
16 Feb 2007
Joint statement from ARTICLE 19 and Amnesty International concerning the proposed amendments to Decree No. 18 of the year 1973 of Public Meetings, Processions and Gatherings.
15 Jun 2006
Article by Toby Mendel, ARTICLE 19 Law Programme Director, and Dr. Ali Khashan on the legal framework for media in Palestine. This article was originally published in This Week in Palestine (www.thisweekinpalestine.com).
2 May 2006
Memorandum analysing the legal framework regulating the media in Iran against international standards on freedom of expression.
2 May 2006
Report proposing a media policy for Iraq.
22 Mar 2006
Memorandum analysing the Audiovisual Media Law (Provisional Law No. 71, 2002).
16 Mar 2006
Recommendations on how to strengthen the constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression (also available in Arabic through our Arabic publications page).
9 Feb 2006
Comments on the draft Palestinian Law on National Council for Audiovisual.
19 Dec 2005
Memorandum on Jordan's draft law on Guarantee of Access to Information.
15 Dec 2005
Memorandum on Jordan's Protection of State Secrets and Documents Provisional Law No. (50)
13 Dec 2005
Memorandum analysing the draft 'Press and Publication Law' for the year 2004.
15 Sep 2005
Constitutional drafting provisions on freedom of expression based on international and comparative standards (also available in Arabic through our Arabic publications page).
17 Aug 2005
Memorandum analysing two drafts of the Press and Publications Law (also available in Arabic through our Arabic publications page).
15 Aug 2005
Study to inform and stimulate debate around the new Iraqi constitutional provisions on freedom of expression.
1 Jul 2005
Memorandum analysing the proposal for a draft law on access to information, including suggestions for improvement to increase transparency and accountability in public life.
29 May 2005
Memorandum on three draft media regulations of Iraq: Code for Media during Elections, Interim Broadcasting Code of Practice, and Interim Media Law.
15 Nov 2004
Memorandum assessing the Afghan Law on Mass Media.
1 Apr 2004
Analysis of and recommendations for current media law, including rights and duties of occupying bodies, as it compares to international standards on freedom of expression and information.
28 Feb 2004
Executive summmary to ARTICLE 19's analysis and recommendations on Iraq's media laws.
15 Dec 2003
Declaration on promoting an independent and pluralistic media in Afghanistan.
1 Sep 2002
Memorandum analysing the Afghan Law of the Press (2002).
1 Sep 2002
Explanatory memorandum on the Afghan Ministry of Information policy direction with regard to the reconstruction and development of media in Afghanistan.
1 Jul 2002
Open letter to Jordan's Parliament regarding its proposed Press and Publications Law.
13 Aug 1999
Memorandum on the the 1995 Press Law of the Palestinian National Authority.
15 Jun 1999
Memorandum on Jordan's proposed 1998 Press and Publications Law.
15 Jul 1998
Memorandum analysing the restrictions on press freedom present in the proposed Organic Law on Information.
1 Jun 1998
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