Election gag: Calls made for overturn of media ban
Civil society organisations and local communities yesterday called on the government to cancel an order banning all media from broadcasting foreign election-related reports in the five days before the election. The joint statement, signed by 21 civil society groups, comes after the government on Saturday rescinded a June 25 ban that imposed a 31-day block on foreign radio broadcasts, after it became public and caused widespread outrage on Friday. It strongly condemned an earlier ban issued on June 21 – prohibiting foreign media reports concerning opinion polls, surveys and election results – that remains in place. …
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