of April 24, 1997 No. 402-I
About protection of professional activity of the journalist
The purpose of this Law is regulation of the relations in the field of protection of professional activity of the journalist.
The legislation on protection of professional activity of the journalist consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation.
If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which are stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Uzbekistan about protection of professional activity of the journalist then are applied rules of the international treaty.
The journalist - person performing activities for collection, the analysis, editing, preparation and distribution of messages and materials for mass media on the basis of employment or other contractual relations.
In the Republic of Uzbekistan censorship of mass media is not allowed.
Nobody has the right to demand from the journalist of preliminary approval of the published messages or materials, and also change of the text or their complete removal from seal (ether).
When implementing professional activity the journalist has the right:
collect, analyze, edit, prepare and distribute information;
address to state bodies, self-government institutions of citizens, public associations, the companies, organizations and the organizations behind receipt of information;
get access to documents, materials and information, except for those which contain the state secrets or other secret protected by the law;
make journalistic investigation;
distribute through mass media the prepared messages and materials behind the signature or under pseudonym, to express in them the opinion;
be present at open joint sessions and other public actions of state bodies;
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