Joint statement against Albanian anti-defamation law
Along with four other media freedom organisations, the ECPMF co-signed a statement, raising concern over the amendments of the "anti-defamation" package and calling the Albanian government to withdraw two bills of the law draft.
26 July 2019
On 3 July the Albanian Government’s Council of Ministers approved a series of amendments known as the “antidefamation package” which include amendments to law Nr.97/2013 “On Audio Visual Media in the Republic of Albania and law Nr.9918 “On Electronic Communications in the Republic of Albania.” The legislative package is a cosmetic review of highly-criticised amendments submitted in December 2018.
Our organisations raised our grave concerns…