17/04/2009 Culture, Science, Education and Media
Strasbourg, 17.04.2009 - Andrew McIntosh (United Kingdom, SOC), Chair of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Sub-Committee on the Media, today expressed concern at reports of restrictions on the work of journalists in Moldova following the recent elections.
"Especially in times of crisis and public controversies over the functioning of democratic institutions in a country, media freedom is essential for the public's right to information under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Freedom of expression and information is a cornerstone of democracy. Public confidence and democratic stability can only be restored if the public is able to receive unrestricted, unbiased and truthful information through their own choice of media," he said.