South African Parliament Approves Press Law

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South Africa Passes Law to Restrict Reporting of Government Secrets

Legislators overwhelmingly approved a new secrecy law that critics say is designed to shield a corrupt elite from press scrutiny.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/world/africa/south-african-parliament-to-vote-on-press-law.html?hp&pagewanted=all

Brushing aside protests by press-freedom advocates and heroes of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, the parliament overwhelmingly passed a contentious bill on Tuesday that will severely restrict the ability of journalists to report any information deemed to be a government secret.