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Newsletter n° 22

26.06.2003
The Business of Newspapers
What are defamation laws?
n legal terms, defamation means accusing a person of something that harms his or her reputation. Defamation, when published, is called libel. Pictures can also be libellous. Defamation laws allow people to sue those who publish material that harms their reputation. The original idea of defamation laws is to protect people against unfair attack. But today, governments worldwide abuse these laws, thus restricting freedom of speech.
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New Ethiopian press law does not improve situation for journalists
In January 2003, the Ethiopian Ministry of Information introduced a new draft press law that continues to criminalize press offences. Even if the government claims the new law is designed to "encourage constructive and responsible journalism", there are concerns it may halt the small progress in press freedom that the country has only recently seen.
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