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In October, a new law enters force in Germany that imposes huge fines on social networks if they don't delete illegal content including hate speech. The law, called Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz, obliges the biggest...
The recent arrest in Spain of a critic of the Turkish government sends a message that police forces in EU countries are still all too willing to do the bidding of authoritarian regimes.
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Freedom of speech is necessary to hold governments to account, but it is under threat in Europe. Here’s why this right is so important, and what Liberties is doing to protect it.
Romanian journalist Feri Predescu was convicted in 2007 for criticizing Radu Mazăre, the mayor of Constanţa, on television. Following the court case, she was ordered to pay him 11,000 EUR in compensation. Now the...
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There is now almost a total collapse in freedom of expression, with pro-government media outlets spewing out propaganda targeting human rights defenders on trumped-up allegations of destabilizing the state.
The rapper known as Valtonyc has just be sentenced to three and a half years of prison by the National High Court of Spain for the crimes of glorifying terrorism, humiliation of the victims of terrorism, slander and...
After a previous acquittal, the Spanish Supreme Court has sentenced singer César Strawberry to prison for several off-color jokes he made on Twitter. The court’s decision has been criticized for violating protections on freedom of speech.
Prosecutors in Germany have dropped their investigation into a comedian accused of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a statement on Tuesday, the prosecutors said they had not found sufficient...
The Central Electoral Commission advised the Lithuanian prime minister to abstain from appearing on a show aired on a public broadcast channel, warning him that his appearance would violate the Law on Elections to...
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