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Congo court sentences journalist Stanis Bujakera to six months in jail

Congo court sentences journalist Stanis Bujakera to six months in jail

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo found Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera guilty of spreading false information among other charges, and sentenced him to six months in prison, his lawyer said. "The judges found our client guilty of all charges as established. They have imposed the most severe sentence of 6 months, plus the payment of a fine of 1 million Congolese francs ($364)," Bujakera's lawyer, Jean-Marie Kabengela, told journalists. He added that Bujakera, who works for international media outlets including Jeune Afrique and Reuters, is expected to leave the prison where he has been detained since last September…
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Tunisian journalists denounce president’s law on prison terms for false information

Tunisian journalists denounce president’s law on prison terms for false information

TUNISIA'S president decreed a law imposing prison terms for spreading false information or rumours online, a move immediately denounced by the main journalists' union as an assault on freedom of speech. President Kais Saied had said he would uphold the rights and freedoms won by Tunisians in a 2011 revolution that brought democracy after his moves last summer to seize most powers and shut down the elected parliament. His new law on Friday, issued as a presidential decree, provided for prison terms of five years for spreading false news, false information or rumours with the aim of attacking others, harming…
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Facebook to remove more false coronavirus claims from platform

Facebook to remove more false coronavirus claims from platform

FACEBOOK Inc said Monday it will help users find out where and when they can receive the coronavirus vaccine and will expand a list of false health claims it bans from the platform. The social media group said in a blog post that people can learn how to get vaccinated "in just a few taps" on the platform as more information about the vaccine rollout becomes available from public officials. Facebook will expand the list of false claims about the coronavirus and vaccine that it will remove from its site, including that COVID-19 is a man-made virus, and that vaccines…
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