International Press Freedom Award

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Letters | Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe must heed rule of law in Beatrice Mtetwa case

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March 21, 2013 5:03 PM ET |
Tags: Beatrice Mtetwa, International Press Freedom Award, Legal Action, Marehwanazvo Gofa, Patrick Chinamasa
Attacks on the Press | Brazil, China, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Paraguay

Attacks on the Press: The Power of the Ordinary

Who is allowed to talk? What are they allowed to say? Award winners seek the answers. By Kristin Jones

(AFP/Michael Nagle)

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February 14, 2013 12:04 AM ET | | Also in Français, Português, Русский
Tags: Attacked, Azimjon Askarov, Dechen Pemba, Dhondup Wangchen, Freelance, FrontPage Africa, Gazeta do Povo, Imprisoned, International Press Freedom Award, Jigme Gyatso, Leaving Fear Behind, Mae Azango, Mauri König, Threatened, Tibet
Alerts | Brazil

Brazilian journalist ordered to pay damages in libel case

A court has ordered Lúcio Flavio Pinto to pay more than $200,000 in damages. (AP/Silvia Izquierdo)

New York, January 31, 2013--Appellate courts in Brazil should overturn a decision ordering journalist Lúcio Flavio Pinto to pay more than $200,000 in damages in connection with a libel suit, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The journalist, who was initially found liable in late 2012, lost an appeal in a ruling publicized on January 23.

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January 31, 2013 3:54 PM ET | | Also in Português
Tags: Defamation, Delta Publicidade, Harassed, International Press Freedom Award, Jornal Pessoal, Lúcio Flavio Pinto, Legal Action, Libel, Organizações Romulo Maiorana, Romulo Maiorana Júnior

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