The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Haitian Media (CEIMH) held, on Saturday, March 28, 2026, a conference-debate on the topic: “Press freedom in Haiti, between regulation, responsibility, and media independence.” During this event, discussions focused notably on the decree governing the exercise of freedom of expression and providing for the prevention and repression of defamation and press offenses, adopted by the Presidential Council on December 18, 2025, with contributions, among others, from journalist Lionel Édouard, representative of the Association of Haitian Journalists (AJH), former senator Patrice Dumont, and the president of the National Association of Haitian Media (ANMH), Richard Widmaier.

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