언론연합, 라이베리아의 '민주주의 공간 축소' 경고
Press Union Warns of ‘Shrinking Democratic Space’ in Liberia
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· 🇿🇦 Cape Town, ZA
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2026-04-24 22:20
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라이베리아 언론연합(PUL)이 국가 내 민주주의 규범의 침식을 경고하며, 언론의 자유와 표현의 자유에 대한 위협을 지적했습니다.
라이베리아 언론연합(PUL)은 국가 내 민주주의 규범의 침식을 경고하며, 특히 "언론의 자유와 표현의 자유에 대한 권리"에 대한 위협을 지적했습니다. 성명서에서 언론연합은 자유로운 발언의 결과에 대한 국민의 불안감이 증가하고 있다고 밝혔습니다.
"오늘날 많은 라이베리아 국민들 - 기자들, 학생들, 활동가들, 그리고 일반 시민들 - 은 협박, 체포, 또는 보복의 두려움 없이 말할 수 있을지에 대해 점점 더 불안해하고 있습니다"라고 성명서는 밝혔습니다. PUL은 조셉 보아카이 대통령 행정부가 엄격히 준수해야 하는 개혁 의제로 선출되었다고 강조했습니다.
PUL은 전 하원의장 포나티 코파의 논란이 된 제거, 최근 하원의원 예케 콜루바의 하원 제명, 그리고 "정부 직원을 위한 우려스러운 비공개 협약을 통해 정보자유법과 위원회를 훼손하려는 현재의 불길한 노력" 을 포함한 기본 인권 침해 사건들을 지적했습니다.
PUL에 따르면, 이러한 전개는 민주주의 관행에서의 우려스러운 이탈을 신호하며, 형사 명예훼손, 국가 반란죄, 악의법의 폐지와 같은 어렵게 얻어진 성과들을 되돌릴 위험이 있습니다.
"오늘날 많은 라이베리아 국민들 - 기자들, 학생들, 활동가들, 그리고 일반 시민들 - 은 협박, 체포, 또는 보복의 두려움 없이 말할 수 있을지에 대해 점점 더 불안해하고 있습니다"라고 성명서는 밝혔습니다. PUL은 조셉 보아카이 대통령 행정부가 엄격히 준수해야 하는 개혁 의제로 선출되었다고 강조했습니다.
PUL은 전 하원의장 포나티 코파의 논란이 된 제거, 최근 하원의원 예케 콜루바의 하원 제명, 그리고 "정부 직원을 위한 우려스러운 비공개 협약을 통해 정보자유법과 위원회를 훼손하려는 현재의 불길한 노력" 을 포함한 기본 인권 침해 사건들을 지적했습니다.
PUL에 따르면, 이러한 전개는 민주주의 관행에서의 우려스러운 이탈을 신호하며, 형사 명예훼손, 국가 반란죄, 악의법의 폐지와 같은 어렵게 얻어진 성과들을 되돌릴 위험이 있습니다.
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