Kenya Court Throws Out Part of Anti-terrorism Law

Kenya's Constitutional Court threw out part of the country's new anti-terrorism law Monday, including restrictions on the media, but retained a provision permitting authorities to detain suspected terrorists for nearly a year without charging them with any offenses. The court ruled that state restrictions on the media reporting on security operations limited the right of free expression and violated Kenya's constitution. The law would have permitted the government to punish...

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