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"Batswana overwhelmingly express support for media and individual freedoms. This suggests that freedom of expression – both personal and collective – is regarded by the Batswana as an essential attribute of a functioning democracy. Despite recent government attempts to suppress the media and ind
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"The first section is dedicated to the definition of the concept of freedom of expression. First, international and regional texts are analyzed. Then, an overview of the bodies involved in the process of defining and protecting freedom of expression throughout the world is presented. The following s
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"How is freedom of expression in Pakistan’s digital spaces governed? What protections do journalists and bloggers enjoy? What is censored and how conducive is the environment for political and religious expression online? This research looks at these questions within the premise of an internationa
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Free Expression, Globalism, and the New Strategic Communication
New York: Cambridge University Press (2015), ix, 275 pp.
"Vast changes in technologies and geopolitics have produced a wholesale shift in the way states and other powerful entities think about the production and retention of popular loyalties. Strategic communication has embraced these changes as stakes increase and the techniques of information managemen
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Global Support for Principle of Free Expression, But Opposition to Some Forms of Speech
Pew Research Center (2015), 58 pp.
"Although many observers have documented a global decline in democratic rights in recent years, people around the world nonetheless embrace fundamental democratic values, including free expression. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that majorities in nearly all 38 nations polled say it is at le
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The United Nations and Freedom of Expression and Information: Critical Perspectives
Deep Insights
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2015), xxiv, 508 pp.
"There are a multitude of UN legal instruments which pertain to the rights of freedom of expression and information, and this book is the first to comprehensively map them and their function. It details the chequered history of both rights within the UN system and evaluates the suitability of the sy
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1000 Peitschenhiebe: Weil ich sage, was ich denke
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Lizenzausg. (2015), 61 pp.
"Tanzanians express near-unanimous satisfaction with the degree of freedom of expression in the country: 96% of respondents in 2014 say they feel somewhat or completely free to say what they think. Two-thirds (65%) say the media should scrutinize the government and report on corruption and mistakes.
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Keystones to Foster Inclusive Knowledge Societies: Access to Information and Knowledge, Freedom of Expression, Privacy, and Ethics on a Global Internet
Paris: UNESCO (2015), 107 pp.
"UNESCO’s vision of universal Knowledge Societies builds on a free, open and trusted Internet that enables people to not only have the ability to access information resources from around the world, but to also contribute information and knowledge to local and global communities. What can UNESCO do
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World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
Paris: UNESCO (2014), 105 pp.
"The overarching global trend with respect to media freedom, pluralism, independence and the safety of journalists over the past several years is that of disruption and change brought on by technology, and to a lesser extent, the global financial crisis. These trends have impacted traditional econom
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Analyzing Freedom of Expression Online: Theoretical, Empirical, and Normative Contributions
"it is clear that technological innovation will not necessarily enhance freedom of expression; indeed, research from across the many disciplines covered by Internet studies suggests that such fundamental freedoms will be diminished unless we pay more attention to the full array of policy 'games' tha
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100 Information Heroes
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2014), 22 pp.
"Through their courageous work or activism, these “100 heroes” help to promote the freedom enshrined in article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the freedom to “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” They put their id
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EU Human Rights Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline
Brussels: European Union Council (2014), 28 pp.
"The Guidelines explain the international human rights standards on freedom of opinion and expression and provide political and operational guidance to officials and staff of the EU Institutions and EU Member States for their work in third countries and in multilateral fora as well as in contacts wi
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"The right to freedom of expression and access to information falls within the category of civil and political rights. As an ‘empowering right’, it facilitates the implementation of other human rights such as the right to participation in political and public life. The ability to exercise this r
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Medien- und Meinungsfreiheit in Osttimor
Südostasien, volume 30, issue 1 (2014), pp. 41-43
"Nachdem sich die Osttimoresen 1999 mit großer Mehrheit für die Loslösung von Indonesien in einem von den Vereinten Nationen durchgeführten Referendum entschieden hatten, eskalierte die Gewalt. Einher gingen die Menschenrechtsverletzungen mit einer massiven Einschränkung der Meinungs- und Press
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El derecho a comunicar: Los conflictos en torno a la libertad de expresión en las sociedades contemporáneas
Buenos Aires: Siglo Veintiuno Editores (2014), 286 pp.
"Los autores revisan las distintas escuelas y enfoques acerca de la libertad de expresiön, se preguntan si el rol del Estado es solo abstenerse de censurar o si le corresponde además garantizar condiciones de equidad en la comunicación social, exponen los vaivenes de la censura desde una perspect
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Briefing Note Series: Freedom of Expression
Halifax; Copenhagen: Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD); International Media Support (IMS) (2014), 50 pp.
"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. They are aimed at an audience which does not necessarily have a deep understanding of freedom of expression issues, but they also a
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Situación del derecho a la libertad de expresión y concentración de propiedad de medios de comunicación en Perú: Audiencia pública ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. 150° periodo de sesiones, Washington, DC, 24 de marzo del 2014
Lima: Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL); Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos (2014), 52 pp.
"Consideramos que la adquisición en propiedad del grupo “Epensa” por parte del grupo empresarial “El Comercio”, en virtud de la cual este último grupo concentra ahora el 78% de la lectoría (tiraje) de los medios de comunicación escritos en el Perú, afecta seriamente la libertad de expre
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Internet Freedom and Freedom of Expression in South Africa
Johannesburg: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI); Raith Foundation (2014), 31 pp.
"In a rapidly changing civil-political and socio-economic environment, the internet has emerged as one of the primary mechanisms that influence and continue to redefine the practice of democracy. Internet freedom is therefore an increasingly important safeguard towards advancing not only freedom of
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The PEN Report: Creativity and Constraint in Today’s China
London: PEN International (2013), 61 pp.
"This report arises out of five years of research and targeted advocacy on behalf of writers and journalists who have been censored or persecuted for their work in the People’s Republic of China. It presents PEN International’s findings, compiled by our international researchers and by our colle
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