HISTORY – Banished from Mauritius in 1835, journalist Jerôme Berquin obtained redress in London

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ANAND MOHEEPUTH

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It looked like freedom of the press had a long way to go before it got globally recognized as a key element in the democratic process. Even in the 1800s, ventilating political opinions or airing grievances in a country like England, where the Industrial Revolution was taking place, was a risky business. The English journalist William Cobbett paid dearly for his…

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