A/HRC/44/14 45.148 Abolish article 301 of the Penal Code and other legal restrictions on the freedom of speech under the heading “denigration of Turkishness” (Armenia); 45.149 Ensure the media can operate freely without interference or censorship (Australia); 45.150 Guarantee the right to freedom of assembly of all citizens by ensuring that the restrictions provided by law are not applied in an extensive manner (Austria); 45.151 End arbitrary arrests of media professionals, civil society activists, academics, and so many others for exercising their human rights and fundamental freedoms. End discrimination against members of religious minority groups (United States of America); 45.152 Allow democratically elected representatives to exercise their mandates and stop their replacement by arbitrarily appointed trustees (Czechia); 45.153 End the practice of replacing elected mayors with Governmentappointed trustees before due judicial process is completed (Denmark); 45.154 Take appropriate measures to protect freedom of expression, assembly and association, as well as to guarantee a safe and enabling environment for civil society organizations, human rights defenders and journalists, including by defining the limitations to fundamental freedoms in compliance with international obligations (Italy); 45.155 Adopt legislative arrangements and specific measures implementing the Judicial Reform Strategy, inter alia, as part of ensuring media freedom and freedom of opinion and expression, both online and offline (Lithuania); 45.156 Take steps to encourage freedom of expression, including freedom of the press, association and peaceful assembly, and to align its legislation in this respect with its obligations and commitments under relevant international law (New Zealand); 45.157 Ensure freedom of expression in all its forms by refraining from censoring social and conventional media and fully enabling and respecting academic and artistic freedom (Norway); 45.158 Consider decriminalizing defamation or insult by abolishing articles 299, 267 and 125 of the Turkish Criminal Code (Slovenia); 45.159 Decriminalize defamation and ensure that the right to freedom of expression is consistent with international human rights standards (Estonia); 45.160 Guarantee the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, including by lifting bans on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex public events, and ensuring relevant laws are implemented in a manner that does not curtail fundamental freedoms and ensures a proportional and legitimate response to protest activity (Australia); 45.161 Release all those democratically elected politicians that have been arbitrarily detained or arrested and refrain from further violations in this regard (Sweden); 45.162 Continue to take the necessary measures to ensure people’s full enjoyment of fundamental freedoms and human rights, in particular in the civil and political domains (Republic of Korea); 45.163 Protect the exercise of the right to freedom of expression of journalists, human rights defenders and all non-governmental organizations (Timor-Leste); 15