Monitoring report: Defamation laws still concern for Europe media
January 30th, 2018
Despite Danish repeal, blasphemy laws still common in Europe Lawmakers in Canada, Greece, Ireland among those considering abolition of outdated blasphemy, religious insult provisions
Study: Insulting foreign leaders a crime in 18 OSCE states New research released one year after prosecution of German satirist underscores need for regional legal reform
Study: criminal defamation unduly limits media freedom OSCE media freedom representative releases IPI-authored report on laws across region
Blog: Böhmermann case shows it’s never too early to repeal bad laws Dormant laws that threaten free expression on their face can always be revived
German politicians of all stripes are suddenly calling for the abolition of a seldom-used provision in Germany’s Criminal Code that punishes insulting foreign heads of state with up to five years in prison.
IPI special investigation: The application of criminal defamation laws in Europe Germany revealed as leading user of criminal defamation laws among 18 countries surveyed
VIENNA, Sept 3, 2015 – Germany towers over its European Union neighbours when it comes to the number of instances in which criminal defamation laws are applied, the surprising results of an International Press Institute (IPI) special investigation released today show.
