defamation

• Libel laws in England and Wales have caused plenty of controversy and the UK is known as the defamation capital of the world. —  open Democracy News Analysis - Comments
• "Morocco cannot pursue criminal proceedings for defamation, which is a civil matter, while at the same time claiming that the country continues to make progress in the field of press freedom." —  Committee to Protect Journalists
• The suit accused Cablevision of defamation, claiming the movie has impaired his ability to raise funds for The —  NY Daily News
• The article goes on to explain the legal difficulty of even defining the term "defamation," and that belief cannot be equated with a legal definition of truth. —  Faultline USA
• The agreement sought to bridge disputes over religious discrimination, defamation, the Holocaust, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, especially between western and Muslim states, that have threatened to topple the Review Conference.

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