MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP – GREECE (MRG – G) - May 2000

MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP – GREECE (MRG – G) Address: P.O. Box 60820, 15304 Glyka Nera Telephone: (+30-1) 347.22.59. Fax: (+30-1) 601.87.60. e-mail: office@greekhelsinki.gr website: http://www.greekhelsinki.gr

Minorities and Media in Greece

(Prepared for the Article XIX/Minority Rights Group International project on Media Law and Minorities within the Council of Europe area)

May 2000

Table of Contents

• 1. Recognition/Definition/Citizenship
• 2. Language/Culture
• 3. Access to the Mainstream Media
• 4. Minorities’ Own Media
• 5. Recruitment/Discrimination/Accreditation
• 6. Legal Restrictions on the Content of Publications
• 7. Tolerance/Portrayal
• 8. Independence/Manipulation of the Media
• 9. Informal Censorship