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by Gianna IacinoMit Beschluss vom 31.05.2016 hat das Verwaltungsgericht (VG) Augsburg entschieden, dass ein Blog kein Presseorgan ist und der Autor eines Blogs somit keine Ansprüche aus dem Informationsfreiheitsgesetz geltend machen kann (Au 7 E 16.251).
Eine Zeitung betreibt einen Blog zum Thema Rechtsextremismus, in dem nach eigenen Angaben der Zeitung Prominente, Fachleute und Schüler aus betroffenen Regionen über das Thema berichten und diskutieren. Einer der Autoren des Blogs verlangte von der Staatsanwaltschaft Auskunft über rechtpolitisch motivierte Straftaten. Er wollte wissen, welche Verfahren eingestellt wurden und welche Ermittlungen erfolgreich verliefen. Hierbei berief er sich auf den presserechtlichen Auskunftsanspruch aus Art.…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Gianna IacinoOn 31 May 2016, the Administrative Court of Augsburg decided that a blog is not a press medium and therefore, the author of the blog cannot assert any rights of the press act (Au 7 E 16.251).
A newspaper operates a blog on the topic of right-wing extremism. According to the newspaper, prominent figures, experts, and pupils of affected regions use the blog to discuss and report on the topic. One of the authors of the blog requested information from the Public Prosecution Office on right-wing politically motivated crimes. He wanted to know which investigation proceedings were discontinued…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Gianna IacinoOn 29 April 2016, the Belgian Court of Cassation decided that a newspaper has to anonymise an article about a deadly car accident in its online-archive.
The plaintiff is a medical doctor. More than 20 years ago, in 1994, the plaintiff caused a car accident due to drunk driving. Two people died in that accident. The plaintiff was convicted and rehabilitated in 2006. At the time of the conviction in 1994, the Belgium daily newspaper “LeSoir” published an article about the accident, naming the doctor by name. A few years later, in 2008, the newspaper opened a freely…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Ingo Beckendorf A former pupil of a school in the German District Hessen (“Odenwaldschule”), where the systematic abuse of children took place, tried to stop the broadcast of a film version of the dramatic events titled “The elected” (“Die Auserwählten”) by the German public broadcaster WDR. The District Court (“Landgericht”) Hamburg dismissed his action on the 3rd of June 2016 (rn.: 324 O 78/15).
Odenwaldschool (Photo: Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck, Odenwaldschule Goethehaus 01, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Public focus was placed on the school, when the systematic abuse of its pupils by the headmaster and the teaching…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Annelies Vandendriessche On June 29th 2016, the Correctional Tribunal of Luxembourg reached a verdict on the charges brought against Antoine Deltour, Raphaël Halet and Edouard Perrin in the so-called LuxLeaks Trial. The trial concerned the leaking of over 45 000 pages of confidential documents by the three men, which revealed the tax deals concluded between large multinational companies and the Luxembourgish tax authorities (For further information on the trial, see: "The LuxLeaks Trial" by Annelies Vandendriessche.
Deltour and Halet were condemned on charges of domestic theft (Article 464 Criminal Code), fraudulent access to a database (Articles 509-1 until 509-7…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Ingo Beckendorf The German daily newspaper „taz“ is allowed to show a picture of the German politician and right-wing populist Björn Höcke from the right-wing party “Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)” with his right arm stretched out. Although, the photo may not be shown in combination with the initially chosen headline “Hitler salute in occident”.
Daily newspaper „taz“ allowed to publish picture of a politician with a stretched out arm (Screenshot: taz.de)
That was decided by District Court (Landgericht) Erfurt by verdict of 22nd of June 2016 (r.n. 3 O 554/16). According to the opinion of the…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Danilo Elia, Ukraine | OSSERVATORIO BALCANI E CAUCASO
One month after the car bomb that killed journalist Pavel Sheremet, the discovery of Alexander Shchetinin's death. These casualties mark a climate of rising pressure against the Ukrainian press.
Euromaidan protest outside the Security Conference in Munich, February 1st, 2014. (Photo:blu-news.org, Ukraine Demo München (12269462196), CC BY-SA 2.0 )
Alexander Shchetinin was found dead on the terrace of his house in Kiev on 28th August. He was shot in the head. A pistol was found near his body. A few days earlier he had written an email saying he intended…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
From 31 August to 2 September, an international delegation of civil society organisations visited Istanbul to demonstrate solidarity with writers, journalists, and media outlets in Turkey
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
Paul Bernal is a Lecturer in Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Media Law in the University of East Anglia School of Law. Here he raises questions about the implications of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s new Digital democracy manifesto. While the Labour Party recently launched their Digital Democracy Manifesto with as much fanfare as they could muster, the reaction to it could […]
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Media Policy Project
A delegation of the EFJ met EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn to discuss how to improve working conditions of journalists in the Western Balkans
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
