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A composition by Vittorio Mezza, performed together with the saxophonist Gianluca Lusi and realized for “Ossigeno per l’Informazione” for the International Day to End Impunity for Crime Against Journalists “Freedom he looks for”. This is the poetic title, drawn from the “Divine Comedy”, of the new hymn to the freedom of press and expression composed by the
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
by Jane Whyatt
The number thirteen is ’unlucky for some’ according to an old English superstition. And Article 13 of the new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSMD) law currently under consideration will bring unlucky consequences, according to legal experts and media freedom campaigners.
Professor Dirk Voorhoof is one of the first signatories
Activists and libertarians from across Europe, USA and even including Bangladesh have published a letter of protest. https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2017/10/article-13-monitoring-filtering-internet-content-unacceptable/ National governments of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands and Germany have tabled questions raising their concerns, too. And fifty-six of Europe’s leading law experts have…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Petra Reski
The investigative journalist and author Petra Reski protests in her blog that the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights represents an attack on freedom of expression. Its ruling hinges on the fact that she used internal documents from the Criminal Investigator’s Office as the source for her story. And Europe’s highest court has now decided – with one dissenting judge – that that is not good enough and a journalist must do his or her own research. As ECPMF has reported, Reski is a brave investigative journalist who has specialised in researching mafia cases.
Petra Reski.…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Emil Weber
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided on that the German courts were right to sanction a major publisher with 10,000 Euros non-pecuniary damages for defamation against a private person by claims in a book about the mafia.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg (photo: Nicoleon, Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, CC BY-SA 4.0)
The crux of the matter, from a media ethics viewpoint, is that the top European human rights court now maintains that the media cannot rely solely on investigative authorities’ internal reports - in particular on crime issues - to publish…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
"We call it the triangle of the three s's: sermaye, sendika, and siyaset – capital, unions, and politics". An interview with the journalist and activist Özgür Karaduman about consensus and dissent in Erdoĝan's Turkey
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
Sixteen press freedom groups condemn the killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and demand an immediate and independent investigation into her death
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
By Emil Weber
A newspaper editor in Fryazino, Russia, was unjustifiably sanctioned by the domestic justice following three articles published in 2005, according to a recent judgement issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Fryazino, where the local newspaper editor was 'unjustly fined' three times
Ms.Inna Ivanovna Cheltsova - a pensioner, founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly Fryazinets -received three court verdicts during 2005-2006 sanctioning her with retraction statements and monetary damages. The ECtHR says the rulings violated article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
After it had published a statement from the Shchelkovo town prosecutor, announcing…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
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16 Pressefreiheits-Organisationen verurteilen den Mord an der investigativen Journalistin Daphne Caruana Galizia und fordern eine sofortige, unabhängige Untersuchung der Umstände ihres Todes.
Daphne Caruana Galizia (copyright: daphnecaruanagalizia.com)
"Der Mord an einer bekannten investigativen Journalistin am hellichten Tag in einem EU-Mitgliedsstaat unterstreicht das Ausmaß dieses Verbrechens. Daphne Caruana Galizias Arbeit als Journalistin, die die Mächtigen zur Verantwortung ruft und Korruption offenlegt, ist von zentraler Bedeutung für den Erhalt unserer demokratischen Institutionen. Ihr Tod ist ein Verlust für ihr Land und für Europa”, sagt Hannah Machlin, Projektmanagerin bei Index on Censorships Mapping-Media-Freedom-Plattform.
Daphne Caruana Galizia starb, als ihr Auto…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
In this digital age, a substantial amount of our personal financial transactions is conducted via the internet. Facebook is one example of a major platform that is exploring ways to integrate financial services into its portfolio, but what does this mean for data security and consumer rights? In this blog post, Jamie Thunder – senior policy adviser for the consumers’ […]
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Media Policy Project
Sixteen press freedom groups condemn the killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and demand an immediate and independent investigation into her death.
Daphne Caruana Galizia (copyright: daphnecaruanagalizia.com)
“The murder of a prominent investigative journalist in broad daylight in an EU Member State underscores the seriousness of this crime. Daphne Caruana Galizia’s work as a journalist to hold power to account and shine a light on corruption is vital to maintaining our democratic institutions. Her killing is a loss for her country and for Europe”, Hannah Machlin, project manager for Index on Censorship’s data platform Mapping Media Freedom, said.
Daphne Caruana Galizia…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
