Timeline: Maddie: The Truth of the Lie

Timeline moved to a "static" page HEREThe online translation of "The Truth of the Lie" can be read  HERE.   "The Truth of the Lie" was translated into English by "AnnaEsse". An official English translation is still intended by the book's publisher, however the McCann's court actions have delayed this. Their intention is to prevent  an official English translation as well as to have all existing unsold copies...

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McCanns sign Madeleine book deal

Press Association 14 November 2010 Sam Marsden, Press Association Chief Reporter Kate and Gerry McCann have signed a deal to write a book about the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine, their publishers announced today. After a major bidding war, Transworld won the rights to the couple's account of how the little girl vanished on a family holiday to Portugal in 2007 and their efforts to find her. All proceeds from the...

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The BBC "responds" to complaints

I am looking for other examples of responses to complaints regarding the news coverage of the McCanns vs Goncalo Amaral.  If anyone runs across them on forums or blogs, I would very much appreciate a "heads up"....

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News blackout continues in the UK and Ireland

Based on the history of the British / Irish media (who covered the McCann's initially successful attempt to silence Goncalo Amaral with relish and subsequently refused to publish the fact that the Lisbon Appeals court ruled to OVERTURN the ban on "The Truth of the Lie")  is it no surprise that we must turn to Portuguese news sources to stay update...

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Index on Censorship

Index on Censorship Tel: +44 (0) 20 7324 2522 Address: Index on Censorship Free Word Centre 60 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3GA UK My email to Index on Censorshi...

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Isabel Duarte refusing to deliver books

Isabel Duarte is refusing to deliver ten thousand copies of "Maddie: The Truth of the Lie" as instructed by the Lisbon Appeals Court "...Gonçalo Amaral’s book is not yet on the market. “And it will not be” said Isabel Duarte.   “I am the faithful retainer of the book and whilst I am not forced to deliver it, I will not deliver it...

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Goncalo Amaral Video Online Now

Goncalo Amaral Video Online HERE.   English subtitles. Text on sit...

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Media complaints - contact information

Please click "read more" for contact information that may be useful to those of you who would like to make formal complaints about the media coverage of the McCann case. COMPLAINTS: Press Complaints Commission: United Kingdom Sir Christopher Meyer (Chair); Tim Toulmin ( Director) Halton House 20/23 High Holborn London EC1N 2JD Tel: 44 207 831 0022 Fax: 44 207 831 0025 Email: complaints@pcc.org.uk  The PCC is an independent...

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Darshna Soni interview w/ McCanns

 Madeleine search fund running out of money03 November 2010 Channel 4 News Transcript on "Headlines Today" courtesy of jjp...

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McCanns demand action on missing Madeleine

3 November 2010 The Irish Examin...

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Key events since Madeleine disappeared

Press Association Reporters 2 November 2010 Press Association National Newswire Here is a timeline of the key events since Madeleine McCann's disappearance. 2007 :: May 3 - Kate and Gerry McCann, from Rothley, Leicestershire, leave their three children asleep in their holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in southern Portugal while they dine with friends at a nearby tapas restaurant. Nothing is amiss when Mr McCann checks on the...

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McCanns demand action instead of 'fluffy worthless words'

McCanns demand action instead of 'fluffy worthless words' Key events since Madeleine disappeared McCanns' petition plea letter in full Ellen Branagh, Press Association 2 November 2010 07:45 PM Press Association National Newswire Kate and Gerry McCann today said they have had enough of "fluffy worthless words", calling again for a full case review over their daughter Madeleine's disappearance. Exactly three-and-a-half years...

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Press Complaints Commission: United Kingdom

Press Complaints Commission: United Kingdom The PCC is an independent self-regulatory body which deals with complaints about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines (and their websites). The Press Complaints Commission is charged with enforcing the Code of Practice which was framed by the newspaper and periodical industry and was ratified by the PCC in September 2009.  As it is clear that there was extensive coverage...

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Press Council of Ireland / Press Ombudsman: Complaints

Please feel free to use the information HERE should you decide to complain to the Irish Press Ombudsman regarding the apparent news blackout regarding the Lisbon Appeals Court decision to overturn the ban on "The Truth of the Lie". Note that the Irish Examiner, the Irish Independent and the Irish News gave extensive coverage to the McCanns battle to censor "The Truth of the Lie".  These three papers have not (to date) reported...

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