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Proposed amendment to Mozambique’s anti-terror law threatens press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalists

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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi should not sign amendments to the country's anti-terror legislation into law, the Committee to Protect Journalists says. The bill includes a clause that would penalize anyone who publicly reproduces false statements relating to terrorist acts with a prison term of between two and eight years. The government has argued that the amendments are necessary in order to strengthen the legal framework for the fight against terrorism.

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Committee to Protect Journalists

Proposed amendment to Mozambique’s anti-terror law threatens press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, June 7, 2022 — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi should not sign amendments to the country’s anti-terror legislation into law and should instead ask parliament to change a sweeping clause that could criminalize reporting about the insurgency in northern Mozambique, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. On June 3, the amendment bill...

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