حرية التعبير في التشريعات العراقية و أساليب الممارسة الإعلامية للصحفيين العراقيين

Abstract EN

There are many internationally accepted standards that guarantee the protection of freedom of opinion and expression, including: the right of opponents of the government to express their views and publish them in the mass media of the state, including radio and television equally with others (i.

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the government party or any other organization), Especially during election times.

The General Assembly of the United Nations described freedom of expression as the touchstone of all the freedoms that the United Nations devotes itself to, and the American Court of Human Rights has indicated that freedom of expression is the cornerstone of the democratic system and is inevitable to form public opinion.

Freedom of expression is important for many reasons, including that The right to express oneself is an essential aspect of human dignity, and the best way to access the truth is achieved through the existence of a "market of ideas" where ideas and views are exchanged freely, and this is only if freedom of expression is respected and that there can be no open dialogue and discussion Overt Without freedom of flow and flow of information.

Media legislation in the Arab world needs to be thoroughly reviewed and continuously developed in a manner consistent with the tremendous progress and advances in communications technology and the development that has resulted in the volume of contemporary media outlets that exist in the Arab world in general and Iraq in particular, as we will rely on studying the reality of the right to freedom of media expression Through the Law on the Protection of Iraqi Journalists, which was submitted by the Iraqi government to be part of its vision of freedom of expression for every citizen and the media in particular.