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Seven International Media Organizations: Albanian Authorities Pursue Highly Problematic Media Laws

Politiko 10 Dhjetor 2019, 15:18
Seven International Media Organizations: Albanian Authorities Pursue Highly

Seven international media organizations, including the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO), issued an open letter to the Albanian Assembly on Monday urging lawmakers to vote down a group of government-proposed anti-defamation laws that, critics say, would grant the country’s top media regulator too much power.

The letter was issued less than two days before the Parliamentary Committees are set to hold final hearings on the draft laws, which will be approved by the Assembly in its next week’s plenary sitting, on 19 December 2019. “Should the draft laws enter into force, they would introduce mandatory registration requirements for online media and create an administrative body with the power to fine, shut down online media, and block foreign online media — all without a court order,” says the letter, which was posted online by the EFJ.

“They would also introduce state regulation of online media, which is contrary to international best practice guidelines on self-regulation.” The letter also warns Prime Minister Edi Rama that the so-called “defamation package” signals “a turn to the worst for Albania's press freedom climate,” and that its ratification would violate the European Convention on Human Rights and other democratic guidelines endorsed by the OSCE. “This comes as Albania is set to take the Chairmanship of the OSCE in January 2020,” the international media freedom watchdogs said in their letter.

“We are, therefore, dismayed that the Albanian parliament has put forward these draft laws without fully addressing suggestions provided by local actors and international institutions. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media published today, on 9 December 2019, its latest legal analysis of the draft laws, calling for further improvements to ensure “safeguards to freedom of expression and avoid any risk of undue restrictions or sanctions on electronic media providers.” We call on the Albanian parliament to drop their dogged pursuance of these draft laws and restart the process.”  

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