Restrictions on freedom of speech in Gagauzia: threats to democracy and safety

One of by the practices seen during its seven years of existence: the biggest shortcomings of this law is the regulation of there is no order in the audiovisual market/space of the the activities of GRT: Article 34 of the law stipulates the region, and GRT has never acquired independence, as is powers of the supervisory board, which clearly limit the necessary for the normal operation of any media. [...] The most recent example is that a person affiliated with Ilan content of the regulation creates the impression that it Shor became the executive director of GRT,” noted Ruslan is not the People’s Assembly that exists for the media, Mikhalevsky, member of the Audiovisual Council of the but the media for the People’s Assembly, and that the Republic of Moldova.4 media are in some way obliged to the g. [...] Petrov is a supporter of Russia and of norms leads to violations of the freedom of speech and to advocates the rapprochement of Gagauzia with Russia and bias in regional media.6 the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. [...] At the the government’s positive obligations to promote freedom same time, only 38 percent of Gagauzia‘s residents receive of expression and media freedom is the development information about the war from the Moldovan media.10 of pluralism within the media sector and assurance of equal access. [...] An Gotișan noted that the recent study Mapping Local Media example of good practice is the EU Audiovisual Media in the Republic of Moldova shows that the media space Services Directive.15 The last revision and addition of this in Gagauzia is one of the richest in terms of number of document occurred on November 14, 2018, after adoption outlets and diversity of publication formats among the by the.