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Italy: Prison sentences for defamation violate freedom of expression
08 Aug 2012
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Italian Parliament to repeal…
Statement
UK: Government promises defamation reform
11 May 2012
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Statement
Latin America: Free expression and the law in 2011
01 Mar 2012
This statement highlights the major legal developments…
Ecuador: Punitive Sentences Issued in El Universo Case Violate Freedom of Expression
16 Feb 2012
ARTICLE 19 is very concerned by a ruling today by Ecuador’s…
Statement
Italy: Criminal defamation legislation must be repealed
07 Sep 2011
The recent case concerning Italian journalists have…
Press release
Zimbabwe: Drop criminal defamation charges
05 Aug 2011
ARTICLE 19 deplores the recent arrests and continuous…
Statement
Peru: TV reporter sentenced to two years for defamation
27 Jul 2011
As Peruvian TV reporter Hans Francisco Andrade Chávez…
Mexico: The State of Veracruz Decriminalises Defamation
26 Jul 2010
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the draft bill to decriminalise…
Maldives: Defamation Decriminalised
25 Nov 2009
Press release regarding the decriminalisation of defamation…
United Kingdom: Defamation Decriminalised
13 Nov 2009
Press release on the decriminalisation of defamation. See…
United Kingdom: Government Begins Decriminalisation of Defamation, Concerns Remain for Northern Ireland
19 Oct 2009
Press release on the defamation decriminalisation process…
United Kingdom: United Kingdom to Decriminalise Defamation
13 Jul 2009
The Government of the United Kingdom has committed…
Maldives: Stop Prosecuting Criminal Defamation Cases
17 Jun 2009
Press release regarding the first criminal defamation…
United Kingdom: ARTICLE 19 Lobbies to Repeal Libel Laws
20 Mar 2009
Letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. See the full…
United Kingdom: ARTICLE 19 Lobbies UK Government to Repeal Libel Laws
20 Mar 2009
Press release on writing to the British Prime Minister,…
Brazil: ARTICLE 19 Condemns Criminal Defamation Sentence
21 Feb 2008
Press release condemning the imprisonment of a human…
Senegal: Criminal Defamation Sentences
26 Mar 2007
Press release condemning the sentencing of newspaper…
Lebanon: Charges Against Dr. Mughraby Dropped
23 May 2006
Press release on the decision by Lebanon's Military…
Cambodia: Decriminalisation of Defamation
28 Apr 2006
Press release calling on the Cambodian authorities…
Lebanon: Detention of Human Rights Lawyer
23 Jan 2006
Press release expressing concern at the criminal defamation…
South East Europe: Criminal Defamation Report
01 Oct 2005
Press release on the publication of an ARTICLE 19 report…
Serbia: Draft Criminal Defamation Law
22 Nov 2004
Press release on a Memorandum in which ARTICLE 19 analyses…
Case of Kankanamge v. Sri Lanka
26 Aug 2004
The author, a journalist, complained that indictments…
Moldova: Repeal of Criminal Defamation Provision
23 Apr 2004
Press release saluting the Moldovan authorities' decision…
Paraguay: Criminal Defamation
15 Mar 2004
Memorandum on Paraguayan criminal defamation provisions. See…
Defining defamation: Principles on Freedom of Expression and Protection of Reputation
01 Jul 2000
These Principles set out an appropriate balance between…