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Show . .. . ... " &S: : The United Press International Inter-national reported on October Octo-ber 24, 1979 that Haiti had just passed a new law that provides prison sentences for newspapers that com -mit the vague crime of offenses of-fenses against President Jean -C laude Duvalier, or his mother, Simone. The law also outlaws articles that disturb the public peace or erode confidence in the nation's na-tion's financial system. In an effort to control the activities ac-tivities of the press, all journalists in Haiti are required re-quired to register with the Government affiliated Journalists Jour-nalists Association. In contrast, con-trast, the First Amendment Amend-ment written as part of the U.S. Constitution in 1791, assures you that the stories you read in your local newspaper news-paper are in no way controlled control-led by the government, but are written by free and independent in-dependent citizens who are bold enough to speak out about your quality of community com-munity life. |