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Ukraine president applauds cancelation of proposed libel bill
October 3, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday praised the rejection of a proposed law that would have established harsh penalties for reporters who spread libel. The bill, which passed on its first reading, would have established fines and other punishments, including prison and correctional.... [more]
Actress files federal lawsuit to remove anti-Islam film from YouTube
September 27, 2012 by Max Slater
An actress who claims she was duped into appearing in an anti-Islam film that sparked protests in the Middle East filed suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday requesting that the film be removed from YouTube. Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress who appeared in.... [more]
Ukraine warned against new libel law
September 19, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
The independent media rights group, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), warned Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday against passing a bill that would criminalize libel. The bill, which passed on its first reading this week, would establish fines and other punishments, including prison and correctional.... [more]
England, Wales to abolish contempt of court law
August 14, 2012 by Max Slater
England and Wales have decided to abolish the centuries-old contempt of court law, which historically has protected judges from slander and libel. David Omerod, a commissioner for the Law Commission which reviews laws in England and Wales, stated that the contempt of court law was obsolete and.... [more]
Russia president signs law re-criminalizing libel and slander
July 30, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a bill into the law that re-criminalizes slander and libel in the country. The law defines slander as "knowingly disseminating false information defaming the honour and dignity or undermining the reputation of another person." The legislation was.... [more]
Russia parliament passes bill restricting NGOs and re-criminalizing libel
July 17, 2012 by Jamie Reese
The Russian State Duma on Friday approved a bill that enforces tougher restrictions on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive international funding as well as re-criminalizes the offenses of libel and slander. The bill requires any NGOs that receive any type of foreign funding and.... [more]
Serbia military chief files libel suit against rights activist
March 19, 2012 by Andrea Bottorff
Serbian General Ljubisa Dikovic on Monday brought a libel suit against the head of a Serbian human rights group that accused him of failing to prevent war crimes in 1998 and 1999 during the war in Kosovo. Natasa Kandic, director of the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC), accused Dikovic of war crimes.... [more]
Rights commission urges Ecuador president to suspend sentencing in libel suit
February 22, 2012 by Sarah Posner
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and his administration on Tuesday to postpone the sentencing of El Universo managers convicted of libel until after a hearing between the parties in March. The IACHR issued an injunction urging the.... [more]
Ecuador journalist seeks asylum from libel suit
February 17, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
Carlos Perez, one of four El Universo managers convicted of libel against Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, was granted asylum by Panama on Thursday. El Universo is the second largest newspaper in Ecuador. Two of the four men, Cesar and Nicolas Perez, have already fled to Miami. The.... [more]
California court allowed atheist to sue chaplain for libel [this day at law]
October 24, 2011 by Cynthia Miley
On October 24, 2010, the California First District Court of Appeal ruled that prominent atheist Michael Newdow was allowed to proceed with a libel lawsuit against Reverend Austin Miles. Newdow, best-known for bringing numerous lawsuits to remove references to God from US currency, the Pledge of.... [more]
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