Main points: 1) Need to focus on judicial rulings and get good ones translated/disseminated. 2) Need to focus on international approaches — don’t just report that a journalist was arrested, explain how that violates her ability to her job and how other countries protect journalists. 3) Need for transparency when reporting on free press violations. Who is the judge? The prosecutor? Don’t let them hide behind anonymity. 4) Focus on penal codes, not just media laws. The two rulings in Africa overturned bad penal code law (criminal defamation and “false news”), not bad media law.

2. ‫الدولية‬ ‫المقاربة‬ ‫على‬ ‫نظرة‬
Look at global approaches
 ™ ،‫التشهير‬ ‫مثل‬ ‫قضايا‬ ‫مع‬ ‫أكبر‬ ‫صحافة‬ ‫حرية‬ ‫تملك‬ ‫التي‬ ‫الدول‬ ‫تتعامل‬ ‫كيف‬
‫الكاذبة؟‬ ‫واألخبار‬ ،‫والشتائم‬
 ™ ‫أن‬ ‫بقول‬ ‫تكتفي‬ ‫ال‬"‫اعتقل‬ ‫الصجفي‬"‫مما‬ ‫قضية‬ ‫مع‬ ‫التعامل‬ ‫يتم‬ ‫كيف‬ ‫اشرح‬ ‫بل‬‫ثلة‬
‫اخر‬ ‫مكان‬ ‫في‬.
 ™ ‫المسؤلين‬ ‫ومحاسبة‬ ‫بمسائلة‬ ‫عمله‬ ‫يعوق‬ ‫أن‬ ‫يمكن‬ ‫صحفي‬ ‫اعتقال‬ ‫كيف‬‫؟‬
 How do countries with more press freedom deal with issues
like defamation, insults, and false news?
 Don’t just say “journalist was arrested.” Explain how similar
case would be handled elsewhere.
 How does arrest of journalist hinder reporter’s job to
hold powerful accountable?

3. ‫التعبير‬ ‫حرية‬ ‫قضايا‬ ‫حول‬ ‫الشفافية‬ ‫من‬ ‫مزيد‬
More transparency on free speech
cases
 ™ ‫بالقول‬ ‫نكتفي‬ ‫ال‬"‫الجنائي‬ ‫التشهير‬ ‫بتهمة‬ ‫الصحفي‬ ‫المحكمة‬ ‫أدانت‬".
 ™ ‫القاضي‬ ‫اسم‬ ‫اذكر‬ ‫بل‬.‫العام‬ ‫المدعي‬ ‫اسم‬ ‫اذكر‬.‫حول‬ ‫تفاصيل‬ ‫وأضف‬
‫المحاكمة‬.
™ ‫وصحة‬ ‫حقيقة‬ ‫يثبت‬ ‫أن‬ ‫فرصة‬ ‫على‬ ‫الحصول‬ ‫الصحفي‬ ‫استطاع‬ ‫هل‬
‫تقريره؟‬
 Don’t just say “a court convicted a journalist of criminal
defamation.”
 Name the judge. Name the prosecutor. Provide details
about the trial.
 Did journalist get a chance to prove truth of report?

4. ‫الصحافة‬ ‫حرية‬ ‫نطاق‬ ‫توسع‬ ‫ما‬ ً‫ا‬‫غالب‬ ‫القضاة‬ ‫أحكام‬
Judges’ rulings often expand press
freedom
 ™ ‫مشروع‬ ‫كولومبيا‬ ‫جامعة‬ ‫أطلقت‬"‫العالم‬ ‫في‬ ‫التعبير‬ ‫حرية‬"
 ™ ‫القضائية‬ ‫األحكام‬ ‫على‬ ‫المبادرة‬ ‫تركيز‬
 ™ ‫أحكام‬ ‫إلصدارهم‬ ‫محكمتين‬ ‫الجامعة‬ ‫كرمت‬ ،‫الماضي‬ ‫األسبوع‬ ‫في‬
‫حرية‬ ‫تدعم‬ ‫وقرارت‬‫التعبير‬
 Columbia University has launched
“Global Freedom of Expression Project.”
 Initiative focuses on judicial rulings
 Last week, university honored two courts for
rulings that support free speech

5. ‫القضائية‬ ‫التعبير‬ ‫حرية‬ ‫أحكام‬
Free speech judicial rulings
 ™ ‫الثناء‬ ‫تستحق‬ ‫الصحافة‬ ‫لحرية‬ ‫قضائية‬ ‫أحكام‬:
 ™ (1‫التركية‬ ‫الدستورية‬ ‫المحكمة‬:ً‫ا‬‫كلي‬ ‫تويتر‬ ‫لموقع‬ ‫التركية‬ ‫الحكومة‬ ‫اغالق‬ ‫أسقطت‬
 ™ 2)‫والشعوب‬ ‫اإلنسان‬ ‫لحقوق‬ ‫األفريقية‬ ‫المحكمة‬:‫الجنائي‬ ‫التشهير‬ ‫بتهمة‬ ‫إدانة‬ ‫أسقطت‬
‫مسؤول‬ ‫موظف‬ ‫فساد‬ ‫حول‬ ‫لتقريره‬ ‫صحفي‬ ‫عن‬.
 Praise-worthy free press court rulings:
 1) Turkey Constitutional Court: Overturned complete
government shutdown of Twitter
 2) African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights: Overturned
criminal defamation conviction of journalist reporting on
public official’s corruption
 Also, another ruling in Zambia overturned a “false news”
conviction.

6. ‫األحكام‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫ونشر‬ ‫ترجمة‬ ‫للمنظمات‬ ‫يمكن‬
Organizations can translate, disseminate these
rulings
 ™ ‫ل‬ ‫تصل‬ ‫أن‬ ‫التعبير‬ ‫حرية‬ ‫ألحكام‬ ‫العربية‬ ‫الترجمة‬ ‫على‬ ‫يجب‬:
 ™ ‫الدفاع‬ ‫ومحامين‬ ،‫العامة‬ ‫والنيابة‬ ،‫القضاة‬
 ™ ‫والناشطين‬ ،‫والمؤسسات‬ ،‫الصحفيين‬
 ™ ‫أحبتتم‬ ‫اذ‬ ‫معي‬ ‫تواصلوا‬‫المساعدة‬
 Arabic translations of free speech rulings should
be spread to:
 Judges, Prosecutors, Lawyers
 Journalists, organizations, activists
 Contact me if you’d like to help

7. ‫النهاية‬!
The End!
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