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18 November 2018
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
One year ahead of parliamentary elections, Mauritius amends Information and Communication Technologies Act (ICTA) to include clause that imposes heavy sentences for online messages that may be considered aggravating.
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The convictions stem from press coverage of a disbarred lawyer who represented a car leasing company in a fraud lawsuit against the local subsidiary of Barclays.
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