February 16, 2006
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Silencing Voices of Moderation
This Washington Post story is the only news account I’ve seen of the events that led up to the recent violence in the Middle East and Pakistan that didn’t make me want to cry.
Posted February 16, 2006 at 2:33 | Comments (2) | Permasnark
File under: Briefly Noted, Society/Culture
File under: Briefly Noted, Society/Culture
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From web.amnesty.org, on the newspaper that stoked the outrage over Danish cartoons:
The Rakyat Merdeka cases
Rakyat Merdeka is a daily tabloid owned by the country’s largest media group, Jawa Pos, that has gained prominence as a result of its gritty, often abrasive, style, with articles and caricatures that frequently strongly criticize the political establishment.
Two of the paper’s editors are facing legal sanctions for publishing material deemed insulting. In one case, the former editor has been tried and found guilty of defamation under Article 310 of the Criminal Code (KUHP), while the other is currently on trial and charged under Article 134 of KUHP for insulting the President, an offence punishable by up to six years in jail.
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This is an amazing piece of work. I mean, just wow. Journalism like this is so, SO necessary.