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total countries/territories: 28
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Comments |
Verified |
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Algeria
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d. Other
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None, because it is well monitored.
Source:
The Information Code, 1998.
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2006/04/03
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Australia
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c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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2005/05/12
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Belarus
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
d. Other
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Lack of motivation
Source:
OSCE reports on Belarusian elections
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2006/04/03
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Belgium
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b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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2005/06/15
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Benin
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d. Other
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi, lecturer in law at the University of Benin (Cotonou).
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2005/06/30
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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2005/03/29
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Croatia
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
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Source:
Mr Damir Azenic, GONG
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2005/11/14
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Djibouti
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
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Source:
Elections in Africa
A Data Handbook.1999, Edited by Dieter Nohlen, Bernard Thibaut, and Michael Krennerich
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2005/05/10
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Egypt
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
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Source:
Ministry of Information
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2005/06/22
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Hungary
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d. Other
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There are no significant barriers.
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2005/04/04
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Ireland
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c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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2005/06/23
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Italy
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b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
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2010/07/22
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Kenya
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c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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2012/02/24
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Lithuania
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c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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2005/03/29
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
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the failure to establish a permanent secretariat, envisaged by the law, and the lack of staff, appropriate office
space and equipment seriously hindered the normal work and the efficiency of the SEC.
Source:
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATIO N M I S SION
13 MARCH 2005
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
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2005/03/24
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Malaysia
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
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Source:
Suhaila Norsham, Secretary of International Relation Committee, Election Commission of Malaysia
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2007/01/21
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Morocco
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b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
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the need for effective training will increase this insufficient communication.
Source:
http://www.wan-press.org/article.php3?id_article=4118
http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/trainingevent.asp?Terms=&UILang=1&CId=225945&CIdLang=1
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2007/01/29
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Niger
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c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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Source:
Pr Niandou Souley Abdoulaye
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2005/06/07
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Palestine
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b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
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Source:
http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/trainingarchive.asp?CountryID=798&UILang=1
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2005/06/22
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Romania
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
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2005/03/30
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Russian Federation
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c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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2005/03/28
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Sierra Leone
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
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2005/06/09
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Somalia
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a. Insufficient staff with responsibility for media relations
b. Insufficient training of staff with responsibility for media relations
c. Cost of paid advertising limiting dissemination of voter education messages
d. Other
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clanism and political instability.
Source:
http://www.unsomalia.net/media/2003/Stories/20030326_1.asp
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2005/05/05
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Sudan
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d. Other
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Democracy and freedom
The government continues to place severe restrictions on the ability of the media to operate freely despite constitutional provisions for freedom of expression.
Source:
http://www.worldaudit.org/presstext.htm
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2006/11/20
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Tunisia
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d. Other
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Freedom of expression restriction.
Source:
2003 World Press Freedom Review
TUNISIA PRESS OVERVIEW 2002
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2005/05/08
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Turkey
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d. Other
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The EMB is quite effective
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR Assessment Report
Parliamentary Elections, 3 November 2002
Republic of Turkey
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2015/06/01
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Yemen
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d. Other
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The restriction and the intimidation that the government is imposing on the media are leading to many problems and negative effects on the relation between the government and the media.
Source:
Press Freedom 2003.
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2005/05/09
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