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Argentina legislators approve bill to decriminalize defamation

JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

... Court of Human Rights (IACHR) reversed an Argentine court conviction in the case of journalist Eduardo Kimel, who was charged with a fine and jail term after he criticized a judge in 1991. Last month, Kirchner signed into law a controversial bill giving her government more power to regulate the media, while limiting the power of private media companies.

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Roy Greenslade: Argentina to drop jail terms for libel

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Argentina has moved closer to removing jail sentences for slander and libel from its penal code. Prompted by the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner , the chamber of deputies passed a reform bill that must now be voted on by the senate. It follows a 2008 Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling that overturned the conviction of journalist Eduardo Kimel for...