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by Ana Ribeiro
The ECPMF demands the immediate release of Deniz Yücel, held in a Turkish jail since last February, and condemns President Erdoğan’s affirmation that the Die Welt correspondent will not be returned to Germany for as long as he is in power. Considering the impending change to the Turkish Constitution, that could be a long time.
blu-news.org, Deniz Yücel, CC BY-SA 2.0
"This is absolutely disgusting," said ECPMF board chair Henrik Kaufholz. "The statement of President Erdoğan shows that the Turkisk justice system has to follow instructions from politics."
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly appeared on a TV programme on…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
This article was originally published by EFJ | European Federation of Journalists
Better contracts, more transparency in payments and a fair share of remuneration for journalists: these are on top of the agenda for the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) in the latest consultation on the EU copyright directive. The EFJ is putting forward important amendments to the proposed new rights for internet publishers.
“We have heard many speeches in which EU Commissioners and Members of the European Parliament have emphasised the need for pluralistic European content online. They have acknowledged that achieving this means that the value gap between authors…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Job offers for unpaid work assignments are on the rise. How has the profession changed when it now comprises 68% of persons with no income In the face of calls for tenders for the awarding of professional appointments for journalists willing to work for free, trade unions and the Order protest, calling for the rigors
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
Cited in court the reporter Mimmo Mazza, chief editor and publisher. Protests from FNSI and Assostampa Puglia. Ossigeno’s opinion on settlements and guilt The Ilva case and the investigation known as “undersold environment” on the pollution in Taranto is a complex legal case, and to look too deep in it is risky. It so happened
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
From the Court of Ragusa, for attempted domestic violence with the aggravating circumstance of recidivism. He will have to pay the journalist 30,000 euro and 5,500 euro to the other civil parties On April 4, 2017 the Criminal Court of Ragusa sentenced to one year and eight months in prison the serial lawbreaker G. Battista
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
A journalist from TM News risks imprisonment for not having obeyed orders by judges of breaching confidentiality. A standard that is both lame and contradictory Here we go again. Yet another case of a journalist who risks criminal prosecution for refusing to reveal a confidential source of news. This time, the story concerns a Calabrian
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
Dario Lapenta had been accused by a physiotherapist for having published a picture of him within an article on alleged illegal activities by Casapound in Burma On 15 March 2017 the judge of the Court of Rome, Massimo Lauro, has ordered the for libel proceedings against Dario Lapenta, web site manager of lameteora.info, to be
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
In the article on an alleged misappropriation of money, the journalist of Il Fatto Quotidiano has correctly exercised his right to criticize and of satire The Judge for the Preliminary Hearing (GUP) of the Court of Rome, Annalisa Marzano, has established to not proceed against the journalist of the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano, Loris Mazzetti,
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
This week, Ossigeno has verified and made know 5 cases of intimidation against journalists and information operators. Targeted because of their work: Carlo Patrignani; Gianluca Zuddas; Paolo Gianlorenzo; Fabiana Pacella, Stefano Elli. They are 4 men and 1 man. The methods of intimidation, according to the Ossigeno classification method, fall into the following types: Frivolous defamation lawsuit (2), Beware (1), Abuse
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
by Jane Whyatt
As French voters prepare to hit the polls, a petition is urging the next government to pass legal measures tackling the issue of press freedom. The campaign comes on the heels of politically-motivated death threats against journalists and magistrates.
The future of press freedom in France, of France itself and the EU project may depend on the results of the next French presidential election. (Photo: public domain)
The threatening notes were directed at two journalists and four magistrates investigating a court case against presidential candidate François Fillon. They contained bullets and the image of a coffin.
Reporters without Borders (RSF),…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
