US EditionCA’s Blanket Gagging of Live Broadcasts Illegal, Dangerous, Already Settled in Law
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This Tuesday, July 1, marks 10 years since Law 4/2015 on the protection of citizen security, known as the ‘gag law’, came into force. A decade after this regulation was approved, which violates fundamental rights, such as the right to expression and information, or the right to assembly and demonstration, the law remains in force, despite several attempts to repeal it. In 2020, five years ago, the ‘gag law’ was used more than ever to impose fine…
The gag law or citizen security law celebrates 10 years on Tuesday, July 1, a period in which changes have been recorded to the norm that limits social protests, regulates behaviors in public spaces and makes it possible for the State Security Forces and Corps to use rubber balls at borders as a deterrent tool, among others. Some of the mechanisms that activate this law are fines for carrying out unauthorized protests, penalties for recording po…
CA’s blanket gagging of live broadcasts illegal, dangerous, already settled in law
As Kenyans went to the streets on June 25 to commemorate the anniversary of last year’s deadly protests, the media stepped up to do its job: documenting the unfolding events. Across several regions in the country, many protesters came out to exercise their constitutionally protected right to peaceful demonstrations. Given the magnitude and significance of these events, several media outlets decided to air live broadcasts. In these broadcasts, th…
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