16 Jun 2011 | Index Index, minipost, News and features
Andrey Pochobut, a correspondent for the Polish newspaper GazetaWyborcza who stands accused of defamation and “insulting the president”, is facing a four-year prison sentence. The trial began yesterday in Leninski district court, Belarus, with journalists and family members excluded from proceedings. There are now serious concerns over whether Pochobut will receive a fair trial. The offending articles appeared on the Gazeta Wyborcza website, the Belaruspartisan.org site and in his personal blog. Pochobut would be the fourth journalist sent to prison on a charge of “insulting the president” if he is found guilty. The trial continues.
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15 Jun 2011 | Uncategorized
The case of Joanne Fraill, who faces jail for breaching jury rules by contacting a defendant through Facebook, is a reminder of the seriousness of the challenge to the British justice system posed by the internet. There is more at stake here than Tweeting about the private lives of celebrities. (more…)
15 Jun 2011 | Uncategorized
The familiar pre-broadcast warning, “contains scenes of violence that some viewers may find disturbing”, was clearly insufficient for Tuesday’s UK TV documentary about war crimes committed in the final months of Sri Lanka’s civil war. (more…)
