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Judge dismisses obscenity charges against newspaper editor Sources News Release http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR655.htm Publisher:  Reporters without Borders Date Written:  17/11/09 Year Published:  2009   Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter A Lusaka court yesterday acquitted The Post editor Chansa Kabwela of a charge of #distributing obscene material# for sending the vice-president photos of a woman giving birth in a hospital car park. Abstract:  A Lusaka court yesterday acquitted The Post editor Chansa Kabwela of a charge of #distributing obscene material# for sending the vice-president photos of a woman giving birth in a hospital car park during a strike by hospital staff. Judge Charles Kafunda dismissed the case on the grounds that there was no evidence that the photos would corrupt public morals. #The judge took the right decision as the charges against Kabwela were ridiculous and baseless,# Reporters Without Borders said. #We non... To read the full release go to http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR655.htm Topics Censorship/de facto Censorship/Official Childbirth Freedom of the Press Obscenity Pornography Zambia

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