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In Zimbabwe, three journalists investigating elephant poisoning charged with slander

November 5, 2015 1:01 PM ET

Three journalists from Zimbabwe's state-owned weekly newspaper Sunday Mail were arrested in the capital, Harare, on November 2, 2015, after the paper published a report about more than 60 elephants being poisoned in Hwange National Park, according to news reports....

CPJ hails elimination of criminal defamation in Jamaica

November 7, 2013 3:56 PM ET

New York, November 7, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the repeal of criminal libel provisions by the Jamaican Parliament on Tuesday as a step forward in the campaign to eliminate criminal defamation in the Americas....