Mauritania liberalises media law and broadcasting

The transitional government of Mauritania at an extraordinary cabinet meeting this weekend has examined and approved a bill providing for the creation of a High Authority of the Press and Audiovisual Sector. The definitive approval of this bill will be an important step in the large and painful march towards a total liberalisation of the media sector, and in particular in the very "delicate" area of radio transmissions and the powerful television media.  More

EGYPT: Opposition journalists protest press law, urge publishing boycott

CAIRO, 9 Jul 2006 (IRIN) - The ongoing battle over local press freedom came to a head Sunday when some 300 opposition journalists and their supporters gathered in front the parliament building in Cairo to protest a new press law, expected to be ratified Sunday. In solidarity with the journalists, 28 opposition and independent newspapers refused to publish their Sunday editions, saying the new law would only serve to erode press freedom further.


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