Liberia: Govt to Decriminalize Media Laws

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has announced plan to submit series of bills to the Liberian Legislature that will decriminalize all media related laws and decrees that currently affect the work of journalists in the country.

President Johnson Sirleaf made the pronouncement Monday, 26 January when she delivered her Annual Message to members of the Liberian Legislature in the William R. Tolbert Joint Chambers at the Capitol Building in Monrovia.

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