A United States District Court issued a temporary restraining order preventing political appointees and “special government employees” from accessing financial systems and ordering the destruction of any information already accessed.
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The Fifth Constitutional Court of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima, Peru, held that the temporary removal of a YouTube video published by journalist Marco Sifuentes constituted an unjustified restriction on his right to freedom of expression
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The First Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Hungary violated articles 8 and 10 (Privacy and Freedom of Expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by failing to provide adequate procedural safeguards to protect a journalist from secret surveillance.
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A High Court in South Africa refused an application to interdict the broadcasting of footage obtained by a media company doorstepping a businessman accused of financial misconduct.
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The Third Section of the ECtHR ruled that the Russian Federation violated Article 10 of the ECHR, which guarantees the right to freedom of expression, by failing to ensure the uninterrupted and safe conduct of the annual International LGBT film festival organized by the applicant company, Side by Side International Film Festival.
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Our main initiative is the Global Case Law Database, which is an open access resource for a broad audience of stakeholders working on freedom of expression. It is supported by a network of international experts. It surveys jurisprudence around the world, critically reviews exemplary cases, engages in comparative analysis, and aims to identify national, regional and global trends. Versions of the database are also available in Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, and Portuguese. To show how the database works, we developed videos in English (below), Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, and Portuguese featuring high-profile members of the judiciary or an expert on freedom of expression explaining how the database is an important tool that will help users improve their understanding of legal developments globally.
