Indonesia acquits two reporters of libel
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An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted two prominent reporters of libeling a wealthy businessman, the conclusion of a closely watched cased that is likely to encourage Indonesia&#39;s embattled press.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia  - The only Indonesian official to be punished for violence that killed up to 2,000 East Timorese in 1999 has been released from jail, following a court decision that overturned his conviction, officials said.
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A court on Thursday sentenced Tempo magazine editor Bambang Harymurti to one year in prison for defamation and &quot;inciting unrest&quot; in a case watched by press freedom advocates here and abroad.
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ROME, Feb 14 (IPS) - A peoples tribunal has held much of Western media  guilty of inciting violence and deceiving people in its reporting  of Iraq.
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In the first daily bulletin from the Hong Kong Inter-City tournament, which ended last Sunday, the editor, Munawar Sawirudin, a top Indonesian player, told a story against himself.
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Indonesia&#39;s supreme court has overturned the conviction of the only man so far imprisoned for the violence surrounding East Timor&#39;s vote for independence five years ago.
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In a low-key end to a groundbreaking case that extended the reach of Australia's libel laws to the world, Dow Jones &amp; Co. has settled a defamation lawsuit launched against it by an Australian mining magnate.
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A Taiwan-funded company has slashed a  libel claim against two Shanghai journalists, who said workers  at a plant making iPods were mistreated, from 30 million yuan  ($3.77 million) to just 1 yuan, Xinhua news agency said on  Thursday.
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COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4 -- Three Danish journalists who published classified intelligence reports on Iraq's former weapons program were acquitted Monday of endangering national security.
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Chinese courts on Friday ruled against a blind activist and a researcher for The New York Times in two cases that have attracted international attention as examples of government retribution against dissent.
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IN a significant strike against press freedom, an Indonesian court yesterday sentenced the chief editor of Indonesia&#39;s leading news magazine, Tempo, to a one-year jail term on a charge of criminal defamation.
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(InfoWorld) - The subcontractor accused of mistreating workers at an iPod factory in China dropped its libel suit against two reporters and the news organization they work for in Shanghai. Hong Fujin Precision Industry Co., the largest exporter of IT products in China, withdrew the libel suit on Sunday, according to a statement. TheÂ lawsuit sought damagesÂ of 1 renminbi ($0.13) from the two reporters and the China Business News, over a June 15 story that allegedÂ employees were worked so hardÂ at the iPod factory that three women passed out on the production line. The dismissal of the suit comes just days after press freedom group, Reporters Without Borders, asked the head of Apple ComputerÂ to step in and mediate the disagreement. It also follows a Saturday report by the Xinhua News Agency that the Chinese government ordered Hong Fujin to allow its workers set up a trade union that would be affiliated with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU). "The two sides have apologized for any difficulties created by this matter and agreed to work hand in hand to build a harmonious society and promote the hard work and rights of workers," Hong Fujin and China Business News said in a joint statement posted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The statement was posted by Hong Fujin's Taiwanese parent company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The companies operate under the trade name, Foxconn Technology Group. Hong Fujin declined to comment further on the matter. Reporters Without Borders said Apple worked behind the scenes to resolve issue. The computer maker could not immediately be reached for comment. Hong Fujin had sought redress through the defamation lawsuit after a whirlwind of bad publicity over allegations that it treated workers poorly. The China Business News story was one of many to follow in the wake of an article by the British newspaper Mail on Sunday alleging long hours, low pay and poor working conditions at the Longhua, China, site., which produces iPods as well as other IT products. Apple Computer investigated the claims, and found Hong Fujin in compliance with the majority of its requirements despite several violations of the company's supplier code of conduct, including unsatisfactory living and transportation conditions for workers. Hong Fujin is building new dormitories for workers and seeking ways to improve the way it busses employees from factories to dormitories.
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Indonesia's Supreme Court quashes the conviction of a pilot found guilty of murdering rights activist Munir.
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A court in Indonesia will summons the New York Times and one of its reporters via the media after they failed to appear to defend themselves in a defamation suit brought by a US mining executive, his lawyer said Monday.
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.  -- A jury on Monday convicted a millionaire couple of enslaving two Indonesian women they brought to their mansion to work as housekeepers.
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A Chinese firm making iPods for Apple Computer Incorporated has dropped its defamation lawsuit against two journalists who accused the company of mistreating workers.
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Newspapers in Turkey welcome the acquittal of the novelist Elif Shafak.