Restrictions on Civic Space Globally: Law and Policy Mapping Series

7-10, available at: ; and Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, 17 April 2013, para. [...] Any publication must obtain approval from the Directorate of Printing and Publications in the Ministry of Information before being circulated and the publisher must deposit copies of the publication with the Directorate.64 The Ministry may decide to bar circulation of documents that prejudice the system of government, encroach on religion, breach ethics, endanger public peace or contain content wh. [...] Under the Telecommunication Law and subsequent regulations, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (the TRA) regulates all forms of broadcasting through licensing schemes.70 The TRA board of directors is appointed by the Council of Ministers, and so it is not independent.71 The board is also required to implement the decisions of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications on govern. [...] Decisions of the organisation’s General Assembly must also be reported to the relevant ministry within 15 days.117 If an organisation violates the law or the provisions of its own by-laws and fails to remedy it after notice, the relevant minister may appoint an interim Board of Directors for the organisation.118 The Registry Board, upon the recommendation of the relevant minister, may dissolve an. [...] While the Law guarantees the financial and administrative independence of the Commission, the Commission remains under the control of the executive branch, and the Council of Ministers appoints its director and approves its budget.138 Furthermore, the Commission only makes recommendations on issuing licences, while the Council of Ministers retains final authority to decide on those recommendations.