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Ireland: blasphemy law passes Dáil

08 Jul 09 | Index Index, minipost

Ireland’s new blasphemy legislation has been passed through the Dáil as part of the Defamation Bill. The Bill will now go to the upper house, the Seanad

Ireland: blasphemy law comes before Dáil

08 Jul 09 | Uncategorized

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Ireland: blasphemy law a backward step

07 Jul 09 | Comment, News and features

michael-nugentThe government should not be creating new laws to enforce provisions written in the reactionary 1930s, says Michael Nugent
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Jordan: poet sentenced for “slandering Islam”

25 Jun 09 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost

Poet Islam Samhan has been sentenced to one year in prison and fined of 10,000 dinars (approx. US$14,100), after he used verses from the Quran in his poetry.
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