Blogs Posts on "Censure"

Citizens in Defence of Rights and Freedoms – Project Justice Gonçalo Amaral by Joana Morais on Nov 8, 2009Manifesto On the 9th of September, 2009, Portugal and the World learned, through the media, about an extremely serious occurrence in this country that fought so hard for Democracy: an act of censorship against a book. The book “Maddie: A Verdade...

How the McCanns made his life a living hell by Joana Morais on Oct 30, 2009Gonçalo Amaral never hid the doubts about the McCanns’ conduct. Elected to be their ‘international enemy’, he is now subject to legal persecution, forbidden from opening his mouth, with the book suspended and the assets seized.Amaral could be...

'Maddie,The Truth of the Lie' - McCanns Ask for 1,2 million euros in damages by Joana Morais on Oct 21, 2009Frozen Assets The quota of Gonçalo Amaral in his unipersonal company, a third of his salary as the manager and the values delivered to that company by way of author rights or via commercial trademarking of works made by the former Judiciary Police...

Comunicado de Imprensa de Gonçalo Amaral - Press release by Gonçalo Amaral by Joana Morais on Oct 21, 2009COMUNICADO DE IMPRENSAPode estar escrito em todas as leis que um cidadão é livre de pensar e de exprimir o seu pensamento, mas isso não terá sombra de valor se puder ser alvo de censura no caso de exprimir uma opinião contrária ao status quo, a...

Profits from Gonçalo Amaral’s book apprehended by Joana Morais on Oct 21, 2009The Civil Court of Lisbon has ordered the apprehension of all the profits that were obtained through the sale of the book “Maddie, the truth about the lie”, by former PJ inspector Gonçalo Amaral, following a process that was filed by the parents...

Twitterers protest in person at Carter Ruck office by Joana Morais on Oct 17, 2009Media lawyers Carter-Ruck felt the wrath of Twitter users once again as a 'flash mob' descended on their Central London office yesterday. By Rory Crew The symbolically gagged protesters were opposing Carter Ruck's injuntion against the Guardian. Ac...

Carter-Ruck: The firm that aims to 'nip in the bud' hostile press coverage by Joana Morais on Oct 14, 2009Trafigura's lawyers have been seeking to carve out a niche in the field of corporate 'reputation management'Carter-Ruck is, according to its own boasts, among the most aggressive firms of lawyers that can be hired by a corporation anxious to head off...

The man who invented the London libel industry by Joana Morais on Oct 13, 2009The scourge of Private Eye is back in spirit - and the Guardian is the target by Nigel Horne The London law firm famous for helping clients as diverse as Sir James Goldsmith, Sir Elton John and Kevin Keegan deal with "intrusive and hostile" media i...

Dieudonné passe son examen d’avocat ! by KAMERUN SCOOP on Oct 10, 2009Quand on passe par la machine à remonter le temps, on ne peut s’empêcher de penser à l’humoriste le plus talentueux de son époque, Dieudonné. Dans ce sketch, l’homme qui est condamné à de la prison avec sursis (avant le jugem...

Est-il permis de débattre avec Dieudonné ? by KAMERUN SCOOP on Oct 7, 2009Drôle de question que pose le journaliste indépendant belge, Olivier Mukuna dont le travail remarquable avait déjà produit le très bon “Egalité zéro”, opuscule qui démontrait le traitement médiatique sanglant dont l’humoris...