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Batam prosecutors seek one year for activist in Satpol PP defamation case
Archipelago 6 months ago

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Batam prosecutors seek one year for activist in Satpol PP defamation case

A 61-year-old social activist in Batam is facing a one-year sentence in a defamation trial for controversial charges under the ITE Law, over social media posts he published last year that allegedly targeted the Batam Satpol PP.
A breakthrough for freedom of expression in Indonesia
Academia 10 months ago

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A breakthrough for freedom of expression in Indonesia

Does the recent Constitutional Court's ruling truly safeguard the digital rights of Indonesian citizens, or is it merely symbolic progress in a system still riddled with ambiguity?
ITE Law revision to introduce a restorative justice approach
Society 2 years ago

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ITE Law revision to introduce a restorative justice approach

The government is set to provide more lenient punishment in its revision of the 2016 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law by introducing a restorative justice approach in the complaint offenses case handling.
Protecting rights defenders
Editorial 2 years ago

Protecting rights defenders

Our democracy index may have gone up and down over the last five years, but there is no question that, overall, our democracy is in a terrible state.
Heard says online 'hate and vitriol' during Depp trial not 'fair'
People 3 years ago

Heard says online 'hate and vitriol' during Depp trial not 'fair'

Amber Heard said the "hate and vitriol" she suffered on social media during her libel trial against Johnny Depp was not "fair," but insisted that she did not blame the jury for largely siding with her ex-husband.
Notes on libel, defamation, and slander after Pandora Papers
Academia 4 years ago

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Notes on libel, defamation, and slander after Pandora Papers

Many courts in civil societies have established hurdles for government officials filing defamation lawsuits.
Johnny Depp denied appeal against 'wife beater' UK libel loss
Entertainment 5 years ago

Johnny Depp denied appeal against 'wife beater' UK libel loss

Hollywood star Johnny Depp was on Wednesday refused permission to appeal against a UK court decision which upheld claims made by The Sun newspaper that branded him a "wife beater".
Video of Amber Heard's sister shows actress 'beat' her, Depp trial hears
Entertainment 5 years ago

Video of Amber Heard's sister shows actress 'beat' her, Depp trial hears

Johnny Depp's legal team played an anonymous tipster's video at his libel trial Friday aimed at proving ex-wife Amber Heard had a violent streak and once beat up her sister.
Johnny Depp's libel case: The evidence so far
Entertainment 5 years ago

Johnny Depp's libel case: The evidence so far

Johnny Depp is suing the publisher of Britain's Sun newspaper and its executive editor Dan Wootton for libel over an article that described the movie star as a "wife beater".
Conviction of Ressa, Santos ‘sets dangerous precedent for everyone online’: Rappler
SE Asia 5 years ago

Conviction of Ressa, Santos ‘sets dangerous precedent for everyone online’: Rappler

The guilty verdict of a Manila court on the cyberlibel case against Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. on Monday is a dangerous precedent not only for journalists but for everyone online, according to the online news portal.
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