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The representative of the UN Agency outlined the program of courses aimed at judges and law enforcement officers for the security of reporters In the last ten years, cases of sexual harassment, also online, against women journalists around the world have increased from 5 to 10%. This is what the UNESCO communication and information representative,
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
by Emil Weber
The top European human rights court ruled on Tuesday that an altered picture of an Icelandic author accompanied by the caption “Fuck you rapist bastard” - published in Instagram by a citizen - amounted to an unsupported factual statement violating the writer’s right to a private life.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg (photo: Nicoleon, Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, CC BY-SA 4.0)
The European Human Rights Court (ECthR) awarded the injured author 17,500 euros in damages and the costs of the court proceedings.
From a media ethics perspective, the case is relevant also because it…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Emil Weber
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decided on 29th August 2017 to back a domestic court decision in Greece. The court had refused a private citizen’s access to information request concerning a private litigation judgement involving two public figures.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg (photo: Nicoleon, Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mr. Dimitris Sioutis, in summer 2013, had read on a news website about a slander case which had obliged a businessman to pay 150,000 Euros in damages to a Member of Parliament. Mr. Sioutis then lodged a request to the…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
A new draft law was introduced in Romania in October 2017 that threatens the independence of the national news agency, Agerpres. The ECPMF is supporting ActiveWatch to further their resistance against this draft law.
A new draft law was introduced in Romania in October 2017 that threatens the independence of the national news agency, Agerpres. The draft law foresees that any political majority has the liberty to decide and the power to dismiss the director-general of Agerpres by rejecting Agerpres’s annual report, without having to respect or follow any objective criteria for the rejection of the report (such, for example, not meeting…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Former intelligence collaborator Gjorgi Lazarevski disclosed thousands of illegal wiretappings. "Bombs" which brought to the end of Gruevski's government
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
Former intelligence collaborator Gjorgi Lazarevski disclosed thousands of illegal wiretappings. "Bombs" which brought to the end of Gruevski's government
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
by Marzia Bona
On October 24th, 2017, the European Parliament voted an important - although not binding - report on the need for a EU framework for the protection of whistleblowers. An overview of the process that led to the formulation and adoption of the document is published on the Media Freedom Resource Centre.
Picture: RCmediafreedom
The pressing need to grant legal protection to whistleblowers by adopting framework rules at the EU level gained momentum following recent scandals uncovered by whistleblowers. The most notable cases which brought the topic to public attention include the Lux Leaks affair involving tax avoidance schemes (2014), the so…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Marzia Bona
On October 24th, 2017, the European Parliament voted an important - although not binding - report on the need for a EU framework for the protection of whistleblowers. An overview of the process that led to the formulation and adoption of the document is published on the Media Freedom Resource Centre.
Picture: RCmediafreedom
The pressing need to grant legal protection to whistleblowers by adopting framework rules at the EU level gained momentum following recent scandals uncovered by whistleblowers. The most notable cases which brought the topic to public attention include the Lux Leaks affair involving tax avoidance schemes (2014), the so…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Today, November 2nd, two campaigns are being launched: #NoImpunity by Index on Censorship and #EndImpunity by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
Until December 15th, 2017 you can submit your ideas on who should receive the award next year! The Young European of the Year 2018 will be announced at the YO!Fest of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which will be during the European Youth Event, which will take place from June 1-2, 2018 in Strasbourg, France. […]
The post Nominations open for the Young European of the Year 2018 appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press