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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by jjgreen on Monday September 21, 2020 @07:20PM (#24549433)
> It's fairly typical for the BBC to hold fire until the trial concludes and the legal restrictions around reporting are lifted.

Simply not true, look at the coverage for the Johnny Depp libel trial on the BBC site, dozens of articles following the case day-by-day. The fact is they have become a celebrity news channel and don't want to rock the boat.

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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by dragonwriter on Monday September 21, 2020 @07:25PM (#24549459)
> Simply not true, look at the coverage for the Johnny Depp libel trial

Are the legal and practical issues on a civil trial like that really identical to a criminal trial or criminal extradition?

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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by jjgreen on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @03:53AM (#24552013)
They are not identical but do not preclude extensive reporting as is demonstrated by Craig Murray who single-handed has put the BBC to shame

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/

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Re:Why are Amnesty International monitors not able to observ... by ximeng on Monday September 21, 2020 @10:23PM (#24550278)
The post above was in response to a post that claimed the BBC tends not to post regarding a “trial”, and showed a counter-example. Shows that it is not as simple as the original poster suggests but not very clear exactly what criteria the BBC are using.
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