Rights groups and activists slam Iraqi Internet law
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Rights groups and activists slam Iraqi Internet law

Baghdad : Iraq | Jul 12, 2012 at 12:00 AM PDT
Source: NOW Lebanon
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An Iraqi draft law that would jail web users for life for a variety of ill-defined crimes has been condemned by rights groups and activists who have slammed its vague language and hefty penalties. Little more than a year after revolutions, in part sparked by Internet-based campaigns, rocked the Middle... FULL ARTICLE AT NOW Lebanon
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Violence against journalists and restrictions on media have worsened in the past year in Iraq, a rights group said
Violence against journalists and restrictions on media have worsened in the past year in Iraq, a rights group said
 
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