Lea este artículo en español Introduction Among the issues that concern freedom of expression activists in Spain are several changes to legislation, most specifically a new Public Security Law (Ley Orgánica de Protección de la Seguridad Ciudadana) (nicknamed “the gag law” – ley mordaza – by its critics) and changes to the Penal Code, both […]

We, the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), express our concerns over the recent wave of vexatious lawsuits against the investigative portal Network for Investigation of Crime and Corruption (KRIK) in Serbia. We believe that these lawsuits are a form of strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPPs) that aim to stifle scrutiny […]

Το Διεθνές Ινστιτούτο Τύπου (IPI) και η Πρωτοβουλία Νόμιμης Υπεράσπισης των ΜΜΕ (MLDI) σήμερα ανακοίνωσαν τη δημοσίευση του εγχειριδίου αναφοράς τους για τις νομοθεσίες περί δυσφήμησης στην Ευρώπη σε τέσσερις νέες γλώσσες.

A group of international press freedom organisations on Friday completed a three-day high-level mission to Spain, where a controversial new law on public security is set to take effect on July 1. In a series of meetings in Madrid, the group, led by the International Press Institute (IPI) and including representatives from the Committee to […]