Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Honduran journalist sentenced to 10 years for defamation
By  • 21 March 2016
A Honduran journalist who covered a major story about corruption in the country's social security system has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for defaming a former prosecutor. On March 14 a Honduran court…
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Chadian journalist arrested for criticizing president, brother
By  • 13 October 2015
A Chadian journalist faces charges of defamation for publishing a critical article of Chadian President Idriss Déby and Déby's younger brother, a top government official. Judicial police arrested Stéphane Mbaïrabé Ouaye, publisher of Haut Parleur,…
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Sentence for Tunisian blogger cut to 6 months
By  • 9 March 2015
A Tunisian military appeals court has sentenced a blogger to six months in prison, halving a previous sentence for comments critical of the army he made on his Facebook page. Yassine Ayari, 33, received the…
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Myanmar charges weekly with defamation
By , • 10 November 2014
Myanmar's government has charged a weekly newspaper with defamation over its publication of an interview with a leader of the opposition National League for Democracy. The Myanmar Herald published an interview in October with Myo…
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