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  • Legal Analysis of the draft Law on Media Services in Albania
    Legal review of the draft laws on changes and amendments to the Law on Audiovisual Media in the Republic of Albania (Proposal of a Law on Media Services). The analysis was prepared by Dr. Joan Barata Mir, an independent media freedom expert.
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    11 July 2019
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  • International Standards and Comparative National Approaches to Countering Disinformation in the Context of Freedom of the Media
    This report takes a retrospective look at existing international standards, current national and international practices of policy-making and regulation, as well as related efforts by media associations and companies in the OSCE region to countering disinformation in the context of freedom of the media.
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    1 July 2019
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  • Legal Commentary to the Draft Information Security Concept of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2019 - 2023
    Legal Commentary to the Draft Information Security Concept of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2019 - 2023 published by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.
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    21 June 2019
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  • Legal Review of the Austrian draft Law on Diligence and Responsibility Online
    This legal review analyses the draft Law on Diligence and Responsibility Online of the Republic of Austria. The analysis was commissioned by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and conducted by Prof Nikolaus Forgó, Professor of Law at the University of Vienna. The draft Law was analysed and compared with OSCE commitments and international standards on freedom of expression and media freedom.
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    4 June 2019
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  • Legal Analysis of Amendments to Law on Audio and Audio-visual media services in North Macedonia
    This legal review analyses the amendments to the Law on Audio and Audio-visual media services in North Macedonia. The analysis was prepared by Professor Dr Katrin Nyman Metcalf, a renowned international expert in communications law.
    Legal document
    16 May 2019
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  • Legal Analysis of "Electronic Media Law" of Montenegro
    This legal review analyses the current law on Electronic Media of Montenegro, aimed at assisting local authorities in the preparation of future amendments. The analysis was prepared by Professor Dr Sandra Bašić-Hrvatin, a well-known expert in Montenegro. The law was analysed and compared with OSCE commitments, the EU Directive on Audio-visual Media Services and Council of Europe recommendations.
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    15 May 2019
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  • Legal Analysis of proposed amendments to the “Law on Free Access to Information of Public Character"
    The Republic of North Macedonia has had an access to information law in force since 2006, with a series of subsequent amendments. This analysis is of the amendments proposed in the "Draft Law amending and supplementing the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Character."
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    25 March 2019
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  • Legal Review of the Right of Reply as Prescribed by the Statute on Periodic Press and News Agencies of Slovakia
    This legal review analyses the recent amendments on the right of reply introduced in the Statute on Periodic Press and News Agencies of Slovakia (Zákon o periodickej tlači a agentúrnom spravodajstve), No. 167/2008 Z. z., as amended on 11 October 2018. The legal review was prepared by Dr. Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser, Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (Vienna), and Professor of Media Studies habilitated in Slovakia. The current amendments were submitted to the National Assembly of the Slovak Republic on 11 January 2019.
    Legal document
    15 March 2019
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