Specifically, freedom of expression is guaranteed and promoted by the Press Law No. 18/91, of August 10, defining the various fundamental aspects for the operation of the activity of journalism, from the principles which guide the profession, the register of institutions, their responsibilities, their means of operation up to the protection of their freedom to create and freedom of expression. With regard to the Right to Information, 2014 was a year of “blessings” for Mozambique, since the law which regulates the Right to Information was approved and promulgated, several years after its submission and advocacy by Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s). The media market in Mozambique, both at the level of printed newspapers, and radio and television has been growing in the country, and the opening of more newspapers has been observed, as well as the start-up of business of more freeto-air television channels, aimed at services providing information and education for citizens. This growth in the market shows the expansion of areas for the exercising of freedom of the press. The level of exercising freedom of expression, in particular the expansion of areas for participation through Platforms like Development Observatories, Social Networks on the internet, like Facebook, and the direct participation of citizens in mass media. These factors mentioned above may be seen as basic reasons for the slight improvement of the Ovrerall Average of the Media Barometer in Mozambique, as in 2011 the overall assessment was 2.8 and, in 2014, it was 3.1, a difference of 0.3 points. In qualitative terms, many matters raised and referred to in the previous barometer are still valid, particularly with regard to matters concerning legal affairs, public media policy, professionalism and the independence of public broadcasting means. With regard to the weak points of the media environment in Mozambique, it can be said that, even with the expansion in these areas, there are some clear signs of exacerbation of fear and the withdrawal of freedom of expression, particularly between 2012 and 2014, indicated above all by a tendency to limit voices which disagree with the government, which has seen the sophistication of public relations strategies and propaganda for the creation of public opinion which is favourable to the government. The continuation of laws or parts of laws restricting freedom of the press is another negative point which creates the environment of the media in Mozambique. By way of illustration, there are Law No. 12/79, of December 12 (Law of State Secrets), Law number 19/91, of August 18 (Law of Crimes against State Security), Law number 16/2012, of August 14 (Law on Public Probity) and the Press Law itself (Law number 18/91, of August 10). This is a set of laws which have not yet received any attention from the government with regard to their removal, which shows that the government has done little over the last few years to improve the media environment, in Mozambique, considering also the lack of incentives AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MOZAMBIQUE 2014 63