1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2000: Lesotho - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uOpSq0fY8G"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-lesotho/">Attacks on the Press 2000: Lesotho</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-lesotho/embed/#?secret=uOpSq0fY8G" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2000: Lesotho” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="uOpSq0fY8G" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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ALTHOUGH LESOTHO'S CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, it also provides for the protection of the "reputations, rights, and freedoms" of individuals. Criminal defamation statues reamin on the books, making independent journalism a difficult and expensive career. Throughout the year, Lesotho struggled to cope with the economic impact of large-scale retrenchments in the South African mining…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260