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Television in Mauritius has become nothing more than a government tool for managing public opinion, the island republic's president declared as he called for reform to allow the establishment of independent television broadcasters.
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A news editor fainted in a courthouse after he was sentenced to three months in jail following his coverage of a fraud case, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The detention marks the first time a Mauritian journalist has been sentenced to prison, according to CPJ.
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.
Navin Ramgoolam accused the daily "L'Express" and the weekly "Week-End" of defending an opposition leader's interests.
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