Monitoring report: Defamation laws still concern for Europe media
January 30th, 2018
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VIENNA, March 23, 2015 – Just over a week after the Spanish Senate approved a controversial new public safety law heavily criticised both in Spain and abroad for its possible effects on journalism, a report published today includes the law among seven key challenges to freedom of expression and the press in Spain.
VIENNA, Mar 9, 2015 – Denmark should set an example on freedom of expression by repealing its criminal defamation and blasphemy laws, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today.
VIENNA, March 5, 2015 – An Italian court ruling sentencing the editor of a news website to nine months in prison for defaming a public prosecutor is grossly disproportionate and violates European standards on freedom of expression, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today.
VIENNA, Jan 16, 2015 – Calls in Europe for the abolition of the continent’s remaining blasphemy laws have grown louder following last week’s deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, a French magazine known for its unsparing religious satire.
MADRID, Dec 15, 2014 – Among the many guest speakers at IPI’s recent seminar on the abuse of defamation laws in Spain were three journalists working for independent media outlets who shared their experience of being subjected to legal action following their reports on corruption.