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Iraq - Court throws out sports ministry's libel suit

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Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders hails a decision by a special Baghdad court for publication and communication offences to reject the libel action that the ministry of youth and sports brought against the independent daily Al-Aalem and its editor Ziyad Al Ajili. The ministry had sued Ajili, who also heads the Journalistic Freedom Observatory, a Reporters Without Borders partner organisation, for 1 billion Iraqi dinars (615,530 euros) in damages under article 111 of the criminal code over a July (...)

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