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What are the laws, if any, that provide for the safeguards for editorial autonomy in relation to the public broadcaster(s)?

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Andorra Afghanistan Albania Angola Argentina American Samoa Australia a Aruba Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Barbados Bangladesh Bulgaria Bahrain a Burundi Benin a Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Bahamas Botswana Belarus a Belize Canada Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Central African Republic Congo (Brazzaville) Switzerland Côte d'Ivoire Cook Islands Chile Cameroon Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cape Verde Cyprus Czech Republic a Germany Every person shall have the right freely to express and disseminate his opinions in speech, writing and pictures and to inform himself without hindrance from generally accessible sources. Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship. Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Algeria a Ecuador Estonia Egypt a Eritrea a Spain Ethiopia a Fiji Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Micronesia, Federated States of France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Grenada Georgia French Guiana Gambia a Guinea Guadeloupe Greece Guatemala Guam Guinea-Bissau Guyana Hong Kong Honduras Croatia a Hungary a Indonesia Ireland a India Iraq Iran, Islamic Republic of Iceland Jamaica Jordan a Japan Kenya Media Council of Kenya Act CCK Act 2008 Kyrgyzstan Cambodia Kiribati The constitution provides the broad framework; Whereas every person in Kiribati is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest. Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of expression, and for the purposes of this section the said freedom includes the freedom to hold opinions without interference, freedom to receive ideas and information without interference, freedom to communicate ideas and information without interference and freedom from interference with his correspondence. Saint Kitts and Nevis Except with his or her own consent, a person shall not be hindered in the enjoyment of his or her freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions without interference, freedom to receive ideas and information without interference, freedom to communicate ideas and information without interference (whether the communication is to the public generally or to any person or class of persons) and freedom from interference with his or her correspondence. Korea, Republic of Cayman Islands Kazakhstan Lebanon a Saint Lucia Sri Lanka Liberia a Lesotho The Constitution of Lesotho does not provide constitutional protection for an independent broadcasting regulator and for a public broadcaster, though both of these institutions are important for ensuring access to news and information by the public. Lithuania a Luxembourg Latvia a Morocco a Moldova, Republic of a Madagascar a Marshall Islands Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of a Mali a Martinique Mauritania Malta Mauritius a Maldives Malawi Malaysia P Mozambique Namibia New Caledonia Niger O Nigeria Nicaragua Netherlands Norway Nepal Niue New Zealand Panama Peru French Polynesia Papua New Guinea Philippines a Pakistan Poland a Puerto Rico Palestine a Portugal Palau Paraguay Réunion Russian Federation Rwanda Solomon Islands Seychelles a Sudan a Sweden Singapore Saint Helena Slovenia a Slovakia a Sierra Leone a San Marino Senegal a Somalia a Sao Tome and Principe El Salvador Swaziland Chad Togo Thailand Tajikistan Timor-Leste Tunisia a Turkey a Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Taiwan The people shall have freedom of speech, teaching, writing, and publication. The government and political parties, as well as foundations established with endowments provided by them, and those commissioned by them, may not directly or indirectly invest in privately operated radio/television businesses. Tanzania, United Republic of a Ukraine a Uganda Uruguay Uzbekistan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Venezuela Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna Samoa Yemen a Mayotte South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe

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