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Welcome to the Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP) Online Liberian Media Documentation Center.

CEMESP's primary goal is to consolidate peace, democracy and development and increase the space for participatory governance of the media in holistic peace building and development at all levels of society through the provision of training and research for the media in peace building and development.

 
CEMESP Launches Legal Defense Program for Liberia Journalists

Malcolm Joseph

  

The Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP) has launched a Legal Defense Fund to provide support for Liberian journalists threatened by lawsuits.

The program, funded by the UK-based Media Legal Defense Initiative, seeks to provide legal support to journalists who are threatened with legal action on account of their work, and grows out of CEMESP’s perennial advocacy...

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VIDEO NEWS: Experts Opinion - Freedom of Information Law
Acces to information Report Aug. 2010 CEMESP Annual Report 2010
Stakeholders Brainstorm On Freedom of Information Law

Stakeholders Brainstorm On Freedom of Information Law

  

Few months ago, the long awaited Freed of Information Bill was passed by an act of the National Legislature

But how the information are assessed; its implementation and misuse is what policy makers and stakeholders in Liberia are concerned with.

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STATEMENT FROM CEMESP
Public Officials Must Accept Criticism

The Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP) is calling upon public officials to be mindful that they are responsible to the citizenry and must accept any and all criticisms in good faith.

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The Liberia Freedom of Information Law

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Recognizing that access to information is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution of Liberia and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights;

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PRESS RELEASE
FREE EXPRESSION ALERTS
13 September 2011
Reporters Attacked by Political Partisans
Four reporters of the Renaissance Communication Incorporated (RCI) were on 6 September 2011 attacked by dozens of partisans of the opposition Liberty Party in Liberia.
20 July 2011
Editor Receives Death Threat
Editor-in-chief of the daily and online newspaper "FrontPage Africa", Rodney Sieh, is alarmed over plans to "eliminate" him.
27 June 2011
Community Radio Journalists Released From Prison, After Spending One Night in Jail
Radio Cape Mount Community Station Manager Shirkh Sonii was on  May 27 released from imprisonment  after spending one night in prison.
 
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Fofana Building, Benson Street
(Off Lynch Street) Adjacent Defense Ministry Annex
P.O Box 3480, Monrovia, Liberia
E-mail:cemesp@cemesp-liberia.org / centerforpeacebuilding@yahoo.com
 
Contact:
Malcolm W. Joseph
Executive Director
Tel: +231-6-514357
E-mail:malcolmjoseph2000@yahoo.com / malcolmj@cemesp-liberia.org
 
 
 
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