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African Court delivers landmark ruling on criminal libel

chrysadag Dec 7, 2014

By MDLI (Media Legal Defence Initiative) In its first judgment on free speech, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled that imprisonment for defamation violates the right to freedom of expression while criminal defamation laws should only be used in...

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Egypt decree could lead to release of jailed Australian Al-Jazeera journalist

chrysadag Nov 15, 2014

By Patrick Kingsley in Cairo The Guardian, Thursday 13 November Jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste could be returned to Australia before the end of his prison sentence in Egypt, after the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, issued a decree allowing the...

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UK independent terrorism law reviewer calls terrorism definition ‘too broad’

chrysadag Jul 28, 2014

UK INDEPENDENT REVIEWER OF TERRORISM LEGISLATION CRITICISES TOO-BROAD DEFINITION OF TERRORISM David Anderson Q.C., the UK’s Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, published his annual report on 22 July on the operation of the Terrorism Acts.  

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Council of Europe formally urges member states to protect journalists and whistleblowers

chrysadag May 5, 2014

Source: Council of Europe Council of Europe urges states to protect whistleblowers and journalists Strasbourg, 02.05.2014 –The Council of Europe today called on its 47 member states to fulfil their obligation to protect journalists and other media actors from...

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Hamid Mir issues statement after attack, blames authorities for ignoring warnings of violence

chrysadag Apr 25, 2014

Source: Geo.TV Geo News senior anchor Hamid Mir has issued his first formal statement after regaining consciousness. In his statement Hamid Mir said it was due to the grace of Allah and the prayers of the people of Pakistan that he got a new life. Hamid Mir said even...

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