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A draft Statute on Television and Radio is currently under consideration in Tajikistan. The draft Statute applies to all forms of television and radio except for: special closed video systems (industrial, technical, internal production, educational, internal production, educational, service, and others), radio (amateur broadcasters' communications, sport radio, and others). As well as other forms of communication operating on the basis of individual calls or using special channels for the dissemination of information for purposes and tasks other than those which are the responsability of television...

The much-debated and anticipated federal Advertising Statute is a comprehensive Act that regulates advertising in Russia and aims to curb misleading and other unacceptable advertisements.The Statute is based on a draft proposed by the State Anti-monopoly Committee in 1994 and differs from a draft tabled around the same time by the Association of Advertising Agencies. The statute applies to both Russian and foreign entities and individuals involved in advertising in the Russian Federation. The Statute restricts, and from 1 January, completely prohibits alcohol and tobacco advertising on television....

State Duma Vice Chairman A. Chilingarov appealed to the Judicial Chamber of Information Disputes regarding a publication in Moskovskaia pravda on 16 June 1995. The claimant argued that the publication was untrue and contained a set of defamatory statements designed to discredit his political, social and professional reputation and that it also discredited the authority of legislative power. The Judicial Chamber established that the article contained negative analysis of the social-political activity of Chilingarov as well as unfavorable evaluations of several of his personality traits. The Judicial...

On 1 January 1995, Part One of the new Russian Civil Code became effective. Article 152 codifies existing practice in regards to the right of plaintiffs to seek nonmaterial damages ("moral damages") for violations of honor and dignity ("defamation"). The Post-Soviet Media Law and Policy Newsletter reports on the basis of statistics published by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, that the number of civil defamation actions increased by 26% in the first half of 1994, over the year before. Article 150 (1) recognizes the "inviolability of private life", "personal and family privacy"...

On 15 December 1994 the State Duma adopted a new federal law "On the Rules of Coverage of the Activity of Institutions of the State Authority in Mass Media". It was signed by the President on 13 January 1995 and entered into force the same day. Rossiyskaya gazeta on 17 January 1995. Article 13 of this law states that the TV and radio broadcasting and programs covering the activity of the State institutions may not be interrupted by commercials. Furthermore, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly approved in the first reading a Federal Bill on advertising which defines advertising and different...