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Despite libel prosecution, Bulgarian journalist remains committed to her mission Coverage of alleged abuse in local orphanage led to initial conviction in local court

Despite libel prosecution, Bulgarian journalist remains committed to her mission Coverage of alleged abuse in local orphanage led to initial conviction in local court

by | Aug 28, 2014 | Bulgaria, News

In June 2012, Asya Pencheva, a Bulgarian journalist working for the newspaper Utro, was charged with criminally defaming a local orphanage employee, Tsenka Blagoeva. The charges were related to a published story containing an interview with an orphanage employee who claimed that orphans had been abused. During the course of the interview Blagoeva’s name was mentioned.

EU defamation laws fall dramatically short of international standards, IPI report indicates In vast majority of member states, defamation remains criminal offence punishable by imprisonment

EU defamation laws fall dramatically short of international standards, IPI report indicates In vast majority of member states, defamation remains criminal offence punishable by imprisonment

by | Jul 17, 2014 | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, FYROM Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, News, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

VIENNA, July 17, 2014 – An International Press Institute (IPI) report on defamation law in the European Union (EU) indicates that EU member states fall dramatically short of fulfilling relevant international standards on freedom of expression, with the vast majority maintaining criminal defamation provisions that threaten the media’s ability to report on matters in the public interest.

In land of First Amendment, defamation still a criminal offence in some states Comprehensive IPI report traces history of criminal libel in United States

In land of First Amendment, defamation still a criminal offence in some states Comprehensive IPI report traces history of criminal libel in United States

by | Oct 23, 2012 | News, United States

VIENNA, Oct 23, 2012 – As the U.S. presidential campaign enters its final two weeks, the International Press Institute (IPI) today released a comprehensive report tracing the history of criminal libel in the country, where defamation remains criminalised in some 16 states and territories.