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What is the legal liability of the media if they report unlawful statements by candidates during election campaigns (e.g. defamatory or inflammatory speeches)?


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 38
a. Criminal prosecution 30 78.9% Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bahrain, Benin, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Djibouti, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Kenya, Lithuania, Morocco, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Palestine, Romania, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen,
b. Administrative sanction 30 78.9% Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Benin, Brazil, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Lithuania, Morocco, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Niger, Palestine, Romania, Russian Federation, Sudan, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen,
c. Other (specify) 12 31.5% Albania, Bahrain, Brazil, Belarus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malaysia, Niger, Slovakia, Ukraine,


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