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March 2001
 Volume 13, Number 1(B)

CHILE

PROGRESS STALLED
Setbacks in Freedom of Expression Reform
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I. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Reform of the State Security Law: Only a Partial Solution
Censorship of the Cinema
Judicial Bans
The Right to Know
Recommendations

II. BACKGROUND
Little Fervor for Reform
The Reemergence of Minority Options
Divisions over History
Mutual Intolerance
Artistic License

III. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THE CHILEAN CONSTITUTION
General Norms
Defamation and Contempt of Authority
Film Censorship: A Category Apart
The Right to Information

IV. LAWS BARRING CONTEMPT OF AUTHORITY
The Black Book of Chilean Justice
Teaching the Press a Lesson
Not Even El Mercurio is Safe
Abuse of Power: The Cases of Francisco Fernández and Marcos Jaramillo
Who Writes the Headlines? El Metropolitano under Attack
A Blast from the Past: The Case of Arturo Barrios
A Missile from the Air Force

V. REFORM INITIATIVES: THE POLITICIANS GET NERVOUS
The Politics of Reform
Privacy Norms: A Recipe for Self-Censorship?

VI. FILM CENSORSHIP REFORM
Videos: Invasion of Privacy
The Last Temptation Case

VII. ACCESS TO OFFICIAL INFORMATION
The Trillium Case
Rights Limited to Journalists
Restrictions on Court Reporting: The Case of Paula Afani

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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