Section 2 Journalists' Rights and Duties .Journalists are independent and are under no authority but the law Article 30 Any opinion or true information revealed by a journalist shall not pose a threat to his safety. A journalist shall never be compelled to reveal the source of his information. .All of this shall be within the limits of the law Article 31 The journalist has the right to obtain information, statistics and news which can be .legally disseminated from their sources. He has also the right to publish them Article 32 Any restraints on flow of information or that might cause unequal access to information for newspapers or disrupt citizens' right to knowledge are prohibited if .they do not violate public security and the nation's supreme interests Article 33 The journalist has the right to attend conferences, sessions, public meetings .according to preset rules Article 34 Anyone who offends a journalist or attacks him because of his job shall be punished .as per articles (219) to (222) of the Penal Code Article 35 The relationship between the journalist and the newspaper is governed by a press .work contract without contradicting the employment law in the private sector Article 36 The journalist shall never be dismissed from his work before notifying the journalist association of the reasons for that. If the association fails to reconcile between the newspaper and the journalist, provisions included in the employment law in the .private sector are enforced in this regard Official Gazette – Issue No.: 2554 – Wednesday 30 October 2002ADP a g e | 9