ECtHR rules in favour of journalists expelled from Macedonian parliament
by Ana Ribeiro
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that forcibly removing journalists from the Macedonian parliament while they were covering a debate violated their freedom of expression. The court also decided the journalists’ right to a fair trial in the case had been breached.
ECPMF board member Naser Selmani
According to the ECtHR's press release on the case, the plaintiffs against the Macedonian state were six accredited Macedonian journalists based in Skopje. They were covering a meeting of the National Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia on 24 December 2012. The lead complainant listed is ECPMF board member…
