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– Chilean reporter could face jail time on criminal defamation charges (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News July 31, 2018

Rebolledo, an investigative magazine journalist and author of two books, is charged with defamation for "damaging the honor" of a former military officer convicted of human rights abuses in his most recent book, Camaleón.
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