Blank protest over 'gagging law'

Saturday 12 June 2010 00:00 BST

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A leading Italian newspaper left its front page blank yesterday in protest at a law curbing police wiretaps and imposing fines for news organisations that publish transcripts.

The law, which got a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday, is also contested by magistrates who say it will hamper the fight against corruption and organised crime. La Repubblica ran a front page on which seemed to be stuck only a yellow note reading: "The gagging law will deny citizens the right to be informed".

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