Over time, there had been raging debates and conversations on why some take defamation as a crime, arguing that it is oppression to treat it as such in spite of legislations. ADEOLA OJO in this report ...

An integral component of any defamation claim – whether slander or libel – is pleading and proving that the false and defamatory statement has caused harm. The plaintiff’s burden of establishing the ...

A New York appeals court handed a significant procedural victory to Fox News on Thursday, ruling that the network can dig ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) won an initial round Thursday in his $787 million defamation case over Fox News coverage of ...

(Jakarta) – Indonesian authorities should drop the criminal defamation charges against two prominent human rights defenders in Jakarta, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 3, 2023, the East ...

In an important step towards protecting online speech, Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on April 29 issued two rulings that provide important clarifications to the country’s Electronic Information and ...

The National Executive Council of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the growing use of criminal prosecution ...

The UAE laws regarding crime against people, and particularly when such crimes are committed online are strict and aim to protect people from activities that could potentially harm the victim’s ...