SECTOR 1 law for the deinition of that body’s organization, its composition, operation and other competencies. Such a law has never been approved. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average Score: 3.1 (2005 = 2.6; 2007 = 4.7; 2009 = 3.6) 1.2 The right to freedom of expression is practised and citizens, including journalists, are asserting their rights without fear. Participants felt that despite a legal framework that guarantees the right to freedom of expression, this right is sometimes constrained by apprehension and fear among both citizens and journalists. Some participants felt that this is due to insecurity or ignorance of their rights, while others felt that fear usually relects an institutional culture. In this respect, reference was made to the May 2010 debate in the National Assembly (Parliament) on whether or not there were Frelimo Party cells in public institutions that were discouraging freedom of expression in the civil service, as critical opinions could negatively inluence the employment situation of those who TVM’s position expressed them. was ...“a With regards to freedom of expression among journalists, denial of the participants critically analysed the biased media reports on people’s right to the September 2010 demonstrations against the high cost information” of living in Maputo and Matola. In particular, participants were critical of the position taken by Televisão de Moçambique (TVM), which, they said, ignored the event for several hours while other television and radio stations were informing the public about the climate of unrest and insecurity that had gripped the two cities. TVM’s position was considered “a denial of the people’s right to information”, guaranteed by the Constitution and by law. his was used as an example to demonstrate that self-censorship among journalists is due AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MOZAMBIQUE 2011 79