This kind of abuse of the law threatens democracy, intimidates activists and human rights defenders, and prevents journalists from doing their job in giving access to information to a wider audience.
The European Commission, after closing the public consultation, is ready to work on the issue, and the 23rd March could be the date of a new directive, or of another measure, legislative or non-legislative.
Here the text of the petition that will be delivered in Brussels by the Coalition.
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This content is part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), a Europe-wide mechanism which tracks, monitors and responds to violations of press and media freedom in EU Member States and Candidate Countries. The project is co-funded by the European Commission.
