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Press Freedom Must Be Balanced Against Person's Right To Reputation: Court
The freedom of the press can not be used to violate a person's "inherent" right to reputation and investigative journalism does not enjoy any special protection, the Bombay High Court has said.
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How Chhattisgarh May Be Using Its War On Maoists To Snoop On Journalists
In Chhattisgarh, as controversy mounts over the arrests of two journalists in the past three weeks, the focus has turned to the first set of journalists arrested by the police, going back to a year ago.
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US Surveillance Programmes Threaten Freedom of Press, Report Says
US surveillance programmes are making it more difficult for government officials to speak to the press anonymously, two rights groups said on Monday.
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Dissident Iranian journalist is jailed in a continued crackdown
A day after Iran's president defended his country's record in permitting criticism, opposition Web sites reported on Wednesday that the second dissident Iranian journalist in less than a week had been incarcerated on charges including "propaganda against the state." The Web sites said the journalist, Emadeddin Baghi, had been ordered jailed for six...
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Press Freedom Must Be Balanced Against Person's Right To Reputation: Court
The freedom of the press can not be used to violate a person's "inherent" right to reputation and investigative journalism does not enjoy any special protection, the Bombay High Court has said.
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How Chhattisgarh May Be Using Its War On Maoists To Snoop On Journalists
In Chhattisgarh, as controversy mounts over the arrests of two journalists in the past three weeks, the focus has turned to the first set of journalists arrested by the police, going back to a year ago.
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US Surveillance Programmes Threaten Freedom of Press, Report Says
US surveillance programmes are making it more difficult for government officials to speak to the press anonymously, two rights groups said on Monday.
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Dissident Iranian journalist is jailed in a continued crackdown
A day after Iran's president defended his country's record in permitting criticism, opposition Web sites reported on Wednesday that the second dissident Iranian journalist in less than a week had been incarcerated on charges including "propaganda against the state." The Web sites said the journalist, Emadeddin Baghi, had been ordered jailed for six...
