The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the Resolution "On the Preliminary Report of the Interim Inquiry Panel of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to investigate Censorship in Mass Media, Restriction of Freedom of Speech in Ukraine and Interference with the Professional Activity of the Journalists"

24 September 2010, 12:56

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The People´s Deputies took into account the report of the Panel. The Resolution envisages immediate scrutiny of the following bills:

 

on access to public information (Reg. No.2763);

 

on amendments to certain legislative acts (re strengthening of the guarantees of freedom of speech in Ukraine) (Reg. No.6447);

 

on amendments to the Law "On Print Media (Press) in Ukraine" regarding improvement of the state registration of the print media (Reg. No.7011);

 

on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine (re strengthening of the guarantees of freedom of speech in Ukraine and fighting censorship) (Reg. No.6447-1);

 

on interim inquiry panels, ad hoc interim inquiry panel and interim ad hoc panels of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Reg. No5163);

 

on reforms of the state and public press (Reg. No.6468).

 

The document also envisages the immediate and pre-termed scrutiny of the draft resolution on the provision of unobstructed activity of mass media during the period of elections 2010 (Reg. No.7100).

 

A draft resolution was registered under Reg. No.7165, was passed with certain specifications.