Defamation amendment bill in Israel threatens free expression
On Sunday, TV and newspaper journalists gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against a bill that would drastically increase the penalty for libel, as well as a number of recent events that journalists have said demonstrate government encroachment on media independence. Knesset Ministers Meir Sheetrit (Kadima) and Yariv Levin (Likud) have proposed a bill that […]
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