Newsletter Archive
2024
- 11/14/24 – US House Rejects Bill that Could Be Used to Target Nonprofits
- 11/07/24 – What Trump’s Victory Means for Press Freedom | More SLAPPs in the US and Beyond
- 10/31/24 – SLAPPs, A Global Threat | Revisit Discussions on Humor and Free Speech
- 10/23/24 – Join Us This Friday 10/25 at Panel and Roundtable on Humor and Free Speech
- 10/17/24 – Redesigned Arabic Webpage Launch | Revisit Webinar on ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Song
- 10/10/24 – Interview with Viviana Krsticevic on Violations of Women’s Rights in Iran
- 10/09/24 – Join International Experts on Humor and Free Speech at Panel and Roundtable on October 25
- 10/03/24 – Suppression of Dissent in Belarus
- 09/26/24 – Upcoming Webinar on Shrinking Free Speech in Hong Kong
- 09/20/24 – Sneak Peek: Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy
- 09/13/24 – Inter-American System – Emerging Standards on Freedom of Expression
- 09/05/24 – September 19 Book Launch on Disinformation – Meet the Speakers
- 08/30/24 – Book Launch: Disinformation, Misinformation, and Democracy – September 19, 2024
- 08/22/24 – Red-Tagging in the Philippines
- 08/08/24 – Protests in Bangladesh and Venezuela
- 08/01/24 – Interview with CGFoE’s Associate Director Dr. Hawley Johnson
- 07/25/24 – CGFoE Submits Observations on Hate Speech to the IACHR’s Special Rapporteur
- 07/11/24 – Women’s Freedom of Expression | Interview with Vivir Quintana
- 07/04/24 – Celebrating Wiñoy Xipantv | Rulings on Protest Laws and Public Speaking
- 06/27/24 – Online Seminar Series Launch | Rulings on Gender Diversity
- 06/20/24 – CGFoE Files Amicus Curiae Brief in a Case on Investigative Journalism
- 06/13/24 – New Publication: Factsheets on SLAPPs, Internet Shutdowns, Humor & More
- 06/05/24 – Redesigned Spanish Website Launch | Rulings from Spain, Hungary and Poland
- 05/30/24 – SCOTUS opinion on moderation of public official’s social media
- 05/23/24 – The Faces Behind CGFoE
- 05/16/24 – Right to Privacy Online: Decisions from Spain, Colombia and Brazil
- 05/09/24 – International Standards on Protest
- 05/02/24 – CGFoE Celebrates World Press Freedom Day
- 04/24/24 – April 25 Livestream Announcement
- 04/18/24 – Winners of 2024 Global Freedom of Expression Prizes
- 04/16/24 – Celebration of Free Speech with Elena, Paul, and Vivir
- 04/12/24 – Uruguay Court rules Public Prosecutor cannot bring defamation charges
- 04/04/24 – Russian Journalist Elena Kostyuchenko to deliver Keynote at Upcoming CGFoE Prize Ceremony
- 04/03/24 – Celebrate 10 Years of CGFoE on April 25, 2024!
- 03/28/24 – African System: Freedom of Expression Protections and Limitations
- 03/21/24 – Celebrate with us on April 25th!
- 03/14/24 – Excellence in Legal Services Nominees
- 03/08/24 – Launch of French Version of Global Case Law Database
- 02/29/24 – Internet Shutdowns in Guinea, Senegal, and India
- 02/24/24 – Nominees for Significant Legal Ruling from Latin America
- 02/16/24 – Nominees for Significant Legal Ruling from Europe
- 02/08/24 – Nominees for Significant Legal Decision prevent SLAPPs
- 02/02/24 – Japanese Supreme Court limits government discretion in funding arts
- 01/26/24 – Brazilian court holds media liable for publishing third party opinions
- 01/12/24 – Colombian Constitutional Court Rulings on Internet Shutdowns and Online Violence
- 01/05/24 – Mexican Supreme Court rules national registry of mobile phone users violates privacy, intimacy, and the protection of personal data
2023
- 12/22/23 – ECOWAS Court held provisions of Nigeria’s Broadcasting Code violated the right to freedom of expression
- 12/15/23 – Supreme Federal Court of Brazil Ruling Prevents SLAPPs
- 12/08/23 – Brazilian court orders Bolsonaro’s sons to remove defamatory social media content
- 12/01/23 – Rulings from Hong Kong, India, and the ECtHR
- 11/17/23 – Indian High Court held that the right to change name is a fundamental right
- 11/10/23 – ECtHR finds no Art 10 violation for sanctions on Parliamentarians’ use of posters during debate
- 11/03/23 – Indian High Court protected private discussions within encrypted platforms
- 10/28/23 – Nigerian Court finds Broadcasting Commission may not impose fines
- 10/20/23 – Indian High Court holds right to seek votes is a fundamental right
- 10/13/23 – Polish Courts Rule on Judicial Freedom of Expression
- 10/06/23 – Indian High Court orders State of Jharkhand to publish all internet shutdown orders
- 10/02/23 – South African High Court Expands the Concept of a SLAPP
- 09/26/23 – 2024 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prize Nominations Are Now Open!
- 09/22/23 – South African High Court Dismisses SLAPP against News24
- 09/15/23 – Rulings from the ECtHR, ECOWAS, India, and Nigeria
- 09/08/23 – Indian High Court rules publicly accessible information about celebrities is not subject to infringement claims
- 09/01/23 – Australia’s first judicial interpretation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
- 08/25/23 – Courts rule on what constitutes parody in Italy, ECtHR and U.S.
- 08/18/23 – Court from the Republic of Georgia rules social networks are “public spaces”
- 08/11/23 – ECtHR finds Russia violated Articles 10 & 8 in protest case involving facial recognition technology
- 08/04/23 – South African High Court protects sources in SLAPP suit
- 07/14/23 – ECtHR Judgments on Access to Information, and Insulting National Symbols
- 07/07/23 – New Special Collection Papers on Humor, and Content Moderation
- 06/30/23 – New Special Collection Papers on Peaceful Protests, and Hate Speech
- 06/16/23 – Judgments on humor from Australia, the UK and the US
- 06/09/23 – German courts order removal of same or similar content violating personality rights
- 06/02/23 – South African Supreme Court of Appeal affirms gratuitous displays of the old national flag constitute hate speech
- 05/19/23 – German court holds protest camp and its infrastructural facilities are protected under right to assembly
- 05/12/23 – Decisions on right to protest from the African Commission, the UK and the US
- 05/05/23 – That’s a wrap for our World Press Freedom Day 2023 side events!
- 04/28/23 – Don’t Forget to Register for WPFD Columbia GFoE Side Events!
- 04/21/23 – How are courts responding to SLAPPS? Analysis of selected court decisions from across the globe
- 04/14/23 – Registration Open! UNESCO WPFD 2023: Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Side Events
- 04/07/23 – Indian high court holds right to change one’s name is a facet of the fundamental right to freedom of expression
- 04/05/23 – World Press Freedom Day 2023 – Side Events
- 03/31/23 – Brazilian Courts Protect the Right to Protest
- 03/25/23 – Landmark Decision: Constitutional Court of Colombia recognizes special protections for reporting on gender-based violence
- 03/17/23 – German court rules on military officer’s use of dating app
- 03/10/23 – Access to Information Decision from Latin America
- 03/02/23 – Three French Rulings on RTBF
- 02/24/23 – The IACtHR found Honduras responsible for multiple violations of trade unionist’s fundamental rights
- 02/10/23 – Peruvian Supreme Court sentences book author to 2 years in prison for defamation
- 02/03/23 – Serbian High Court Upholds SLAPP Suit
- 01/28/23 – US Court recommends sanctions for attorneys engaged in abusive litigation practices
- 01/13/23 – Supreme Court of Spain orders partial unblocking of website advocating sexual and reproductive rights
- 01/06/23 – Internet Shutdown Rulings from India and Pakistan in 2022
2022
- 12/29/22 – Highlights from 2022!
- 12/16/22 – Landmark SLAPP rulings from Constitutional Court of South Africa
- 12/02/22 – ECtHR finds privacy violations in Russia, Spain and Romania
- 11/21/22 – ECtHR finds violation of NGOs’ rights by Foreign Agents Act
- 11/11/22 – ECtHR finds violation of Art. 11 for dismissal of trade union activist and chilling effect on trade union
- 10/28/22 – Delhi High Court held right to comment on social media content is a facet of freedom of speech
- 10/20/22 – ECtHR finds no violation of journalists rights in relation to smear campaign
- 10/14/22 – LIVE NOW: #LaughingMatters? Humor and Free Speech in the Digital Age
- 10/12/22 – Paper Launch: The Decisions of the Oversight Board from the Perspective of International Human Rights
- 10/06/22 – COUNTDOWN | Laughing Matters? Humor and Free Speech in the Digital Age
- 10/03/22 – LIVE NOW: DAY 1 | Regulating the Online Public Sphere
- 09/30/22 – ECOWAS Court Declares Nigerian Twitter Ban Unlawful
- 09/27/22 – COUNTDOWN | Regulating the Online Public Sphere
- 09/24/22 – ECtHR judgments on freedom of assembly, protection of sources, and hate speech
- 09/16/22 – US Appeals Court Rules on Scraping of Public Profiles
- 09/09/22 – General Court of the European Union Upholds Ban on RT France
- 09/08/22 – AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENT | Regulating the Online Public Sphere
- 09/02/22 – SAVE THE DATE | Regulating the Online Public Sphere: From Decentralized Networks to Public Regulation
- 08/20/22 – Uruguay court rules on production of information exemption in RTI case
- 08/12/22 – Russian Courts fine newspapers for spreading “knowingly unreliable socially significant information”
- 08/05/22 – Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia orders additional protections for right to protest
- 07/29/22 – Freedom of Expression and Extortion in Peru and Argentina
- o7/22/22 – ECtHR Rulings on Contempt of Court
- 07/15/22 – South African Court declares levying of fees for protests unconstitutional
- 07/08/22 – Seminal Cases of Violence Against Journalists in Europe
- 06/30/22 – Colombian and Brazilian Courts uphold rights of women journalists
- 06/23/22 – German Federal Court establishes procedural requirements for Facebook to moderate content
- 06/17/22 – Colombian Constitutional Court ruled the Vice President of the Republic violated the principle of secularism
- 06/10/22 – South African High Court Orders Private Company to Release Financial Report
- 06/03/22 – Series of rulings from Russian Courts fine platforms for failure to block content
- 05/19/22 – Google not liable to pay damages for unlawfully collecting data from Apple iPhone users
- 05/12/22 – Four Italian Supreme Court Rulings on RTBF
- 05/05/22 – Five positive judgments upholding the protection of journalists
- 04/28/22 – Paris Court orders Twitter to disclose measures to fight online hate speech
- 04/21/22 – Hong Kong journalists denied bail under National Security Law
- 04/07/22 – ECtHR recognizes SLAPPS as a risk for democracy
- 03/25/22 – Turkish Constitutional Court orders revisions to controversial Internet law
- 03/17/22 – Uruguayan Court rules on deindexing of news article based on EU RTBF claim
- 03/11/22 – UK Supreme Court upholds privacy rights during criminal investigations
- 03/04/22 – ECtHR Broadens Scope of RTBF
- 02/25/22 – UK Supreme Court Affirms Demonstrators’ Rights and Revokes Convictions
- 02/17/22 – 2022 Global Freedom of Expression Prize Winners Announced
- 02/10/22 – IACtHR ruled Ecuador violated rights of military officer who denounced human rights abuses
- 02/02/22 – US Court found school vaccination requirements did not violate religious freedom
- 01/28/22 – ECtHR Protects Role of Anonymous Speech in Free Flow of Ideas
- 01/21/22 – Brazilian Supreme Court held RTBF is incompatible with the Constitution
- 01/15/22 – Kenya Court Rules Collection of DNA and GPS Data Unconstitutional
- 01/05/22 – Constitutional Court of Ecuador rules on nonconsensual pornography
2021
- 12/17/21 – Indian Supreme Court Orders Independent Expert Committee to Investigate use of Spyware
- 12/09/21 – Privacy and Freedom of Expression in India, Mexico and Argentina
- 12/02/21 – Landmark IACtHR ruling recognizes use of sexual violence to silence journalist
- 11/18/21 – Indian High Court orders internet intermediaries and websites to take down explicit videos
- 11/12/21 – Supreme Court of Canada convicted teacher of voyeurism
- 11/04/21 – US District Court rules Facebook must disclose materials relating to Rohingya genocide
- 10/21/21 – The Inter-American Court recognizes sexual violence as an illegitimate state tactic to intimidate journalists
- 10/ 14/21 – Courts and Global Norms on Freedom of Expression
- 10/07/21 – Historical Highlights from the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR
- 9/30/21 – The ECtHR Grand Chamber in Retrospective
- 9/23/21 – Indian Court quashed criminal complaint against a journalist for publishing a false statement
- 09/17/21 – German court rules Facebook is bound by German Constitution when it blocks content and profiles
- 09/09/21 – German High Court rules Facebook may suspend accounts of “hate organizations”
- 09/02/21 – US Court Denies RTBF Request
- 08/26/21 – Opposing Views on Conversion Therapy from US Circuit Courts
- 08/19/21 – Italian Court rules Facebook may suspend accounts of a neo-fascist party and its members
- 08/12/21 – ECtHR finds article 10 violation for judicially authorized access to a Ukrainian journalist’s mobile phone
- 08/05/21 – Brazilian judge orders suspension of social media accounts for spreading “fake news”
- 07/29/21 – Brazilian Supreme Court imposed house arrest on a congressman over YouTube video
- 07/22/21 – Brazilian court rules in favor of magazine and denies right of reply
- 07/15/21 – The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa rules on broadcasting of COVID-19 conspiracy theories
- 05/20/21 – Supreme Court of India quashed hate speech proceedings against noted journalist
- 05/14/21 – Strasbourg Court finds Ukraine violated multiple rights of Maidan protestors
- 05/06/21 – US and Canadian courts rule on COVID-19 restrictions on religious services
- 04/30/21 – Malaysian Court holds news website liable for published comments
- 04/22/21 – Strasbourg Court finds criminal convictions for public insult of a judge a violation of article 10
- 04/15/2021 – Criminal defamation complaint against noted Indian journalist Priya Ramani
- 04/08/21 – High Court of Uganda ruled directives requiring accreditation of journalists illegal
- 04/01/21 – Canadian court declares false news provision invalid
- 03/24/21 – German Courts protect equal opportunity of right wing political parties
- 03/18/21 – US Court upholds Amazon’s suspension of Parler
- 03/10/21 – First judgment from South African to recognize SLAPP suits
- 03/04/21 – South African Constitutional Court declared elements of surveillance legislation unconstitutional
- 02/23/21 – Ugandan High Court ruled confinement of presidential candidate Bobi Wine was unlawful
- 02/18/21 – US Courts dismiss appeals brought by right-wing groups
- 02/11/21 – US Court Sides with Human Rights Lawyers over Trump Administration’s ICC Ban
- 02/04/21 – UK Court finds regulations on COVID-19 disinformation lawful
- 01/28/21 – South African Supreme Court of Appeal found political party acted with malice
- 01/21/21 – South African Constitutional Court finds incitement provision overly broad
- 01/14/21 – US Supreme Court rules COVID-19 restrictions discriminate against religious institutions
- 01/07/21 – US Court finds VOA’s First Amendment rights likely violated
2020
- 12/17/20 – Court of Rome affirms order for Facebook to restore pages of neo-fascist party CasaPound
- 12/10/20 – UK Court dismisses Johnny Depp’s libel claim
- 12/03/20 – South African Court rules on access to information related to individuals suspected of Apartheid era economic crimes
- 11/18/20 – Courts in Uganda and US uphold right to protest
- 11/12/20 – ECtHR finds violations of Articles 10 & 11
- 11/05/20 – CJEU rules Hungarian law endangers academic freedom
- 10/29/20 – Egyptian Court Convicts 2 TikTok Influencers for Violating Family Values
- 10/22/20 – Israeli Court dismisses application to revoke NSO Group’s export license
- 10/15/20 – US Court rules mask ordinance does not violate privacy or due process
- 10/08/20 – Supreme Court of Israel ruled emergency contact tracing program violated privacy
- 10/01/20 – Serbian Court reverses convictions in case of murdered journalist Slavko Curuvija
- 09/23/20 – WhatsApp lawsuit against NSO Group may proceed
- 09/17/20 – US Court grants police subpoena for unpublished photos of protesters
- 09/10/20 – U.S. Appeals Court lifts protections for journalists and legal observers during protests
- 09/03/20 – CJEU invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield in Schrems II
- 08/13/20 – ECHR Criticizes French Courts for Punishing BDS Protesters
- 08/06/20 – Indian and ECOWAS Courts Rule on Internet Shutdowns
- 07/30/20 – US Supreme Court Rules Trump Cannot Block Release of Personal Financial Records
- 07/23/20 – Twitter not liable for defamatory posts on satirical accounts
- 07/16/20 – Courts in Brazil and India uphold access to information and data privacy amid the pandemic
- 07/09/20 – Indian Court dismisses case against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for offending Brahmin Community
- 07/02/20 – PEN American lawsuit against Trump to proceed
- 06/25/20 – US Court denies Trump administration’s motion to block release of Bolton’s book
- 06/18/20 – Kenya High Court upholds ban on film about LGBT rights
- 06/11/20 – Temporary works of art eligible for protection under the U.S. Visual Artists Rights Act
- 06/05/20 – Annotations in a state’s official code of law may not be copyrighted, US Supreme Court rules
- 05/28/20 – ECtHR: Azerbaijan violated the right to private life and reputation of investigative journalist Khadija Ismailova
- 05/22/20 – Satirical Netflix series may not be banned for defaming legal fraternity, rules Indian High Court
- 05/14/20 – UK Court affirms publicity in high profile custody case is necessary for wellbeing of family
- 05/08/20 – India Courts issue orders protecting data confidentiality and media freedom
- o4/30/20 – Twitter prohibited from revealing the number of surveillance requests it receives
- 04/24/20 – India High Court rules “name and shame” banners violate right to privacy
- 04/17/20 – Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ruled on convicted murderer’s RTBF
- 04/09/20 – Bombay High Court set aside orders prohibiting peaceful protests against the Citizen Amendment Act
- 04/02/20 – Banners on private property are lawful during protests rules Georgian Constitution
- 03/26/20 – Alt-Right Charlottesville Rally Affirmed as Unlawful Assembly by US District Court
- 03/19/20 – US Judge Greenlights Libel Case Against NPR – Decisions This Week
- 03/12/20 – Malta Court upholds right of protesters to build memorial to Daphne Caruana Galizia – Decisions This Week
- 03/05/20 – Supreme Court of India subject to the Right to Information Act as Public Authority – Decisions This Week
- 02/27/20 – Indian Supreme court rules indefinite Internet shutdown unlawful – Decisions This Week
- 02/20/20 – Indian court orders global takedown of defamatory content – Decisions This Week
- 02/13/20 – Facebook must reactivate account of neo-fascist party CasaPound – Decisions This Week
- 02/06/20 – South African court strikes down law prohibiting speech that is hurtful – Decisions This Week
- 01/30/20 – High Court of Botswana Decriminalizes Homosexuality – Decisions This Week
- 01/23/20 – Constitutional Court of Georgia rules National Communications Commission May Not Regulate Speech Online – Decisions This Week
- 01/16/20 – Ending shutdown, court orders mobile internet services restored in Assam India – Decisions This Week
- 01/09/20 – Serbian Tabloid Fined for Hate Speech – Decisions This Week
2019
- 12/19/19 – Three European Court of Justice Rulings on Global Takedowns – Decisions This Week
- 12/12/19 – Extremist Party Political Ads Violate German Criminal Code – Decisions This Week
- 12/05/19 – Whistleblower Protections Extended to UK Judges – Decisions This Week
- 11/27/19 – Kenya Court strikes down provision criminalizing obscene online information – Decisions This Week
- 11/21/19 – “Conversion Therapy” Ban Likely Violates the First Amendment – Decisions This Week
- 11/14/19 – In a Milestone Ruling Kazakh Supreme Court Defends Privacy Rights in the Digital Age – Decisions This Week
- 11/07/19 – Journalist’s access to refugee center is a right, rules the ECtHR – Decisions This Week
- 10/31/19 – India Court Upholds Right to Internet Access as Fundamental Freedom – Decisions This Week
- 10/24/19 – Malawi Court Upholds Right to Protest – Decisions This Week
- 10/17/19 – Malta court rules removal of banner about the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Violated Her Family’s Free Expression – Decisions This Week
- 10/09/19 – South Africa rules gratuitous displays of the old national flag constitute hate speech – Decisions This Week
- 10/03/19 – Landmark Ruling on Surveillance from South Africa – Decisions This Week
- 09/26/19 – Penalties for Spreading “False Information” May Chill Political Expression – Decisions This Week
- 09/19/19 – Women’s Enjoyment of Reproductive Rights Deserve Protection – Decisions This Week
- 09/12/19 – Facebook Has a Legal Right to Take Down Russia Controlled Accounts – Decisions This Week
- 09/05/19 – US District Court upholds legal protections “that enable the press to act effectively in its essential task of policing the government” – Decisions This Week
- 08/29/19 – Australian High Court Upholds Dismissal of Public Servant for Posting Anonymous Political Comments – Decisions This Week
- 08/23/19 – US District Court Rules State Department and Department of Defense Must Expedite Release of Khashoggi Documents – Decisions this Week
- 08/15/19 – US Appeals Court Finds Multiple Violations of a Satirical Student Newspaper’s First Amendment Rights – Decisions This Week
- 08/08/19 – Inter-American Court Ruled Access to Information is Instrumental – Decisions This Week
- 08/01/19 – Russian Court Dismisses Proceedings to Add Satirical Article to Registry of Prohibited Content – Decisions This Week
- 07/25/19 – Chilean Supreme Court orders media to update, rather than take down, an article – Decisions This Week
- 07/18/19 – Australian Court Finds Media Companies Liable as Publishers for Defamatory Third-Party Facebook Comments – Decisions This Week
- 07/11/19 – Indian Court Issued First Dynamic Injunction – Decisions This Week
- 07/04/19 – Indian High Court Reverses Tik Tok Ban – Decisions This Week
- 06/27/19 – South African Ruling on Fake News – Decisions This Week
- 06/20/19 – Investigation finds Saudi Arabia responsible for the “premeditated execution” of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi – Decisions This Week
- 05/30/19 – ECtHR criticizes Russia’s prior restraint of online content – Decisions This Week
- 05/23/19 – Indian Supreme Court declares ‘shadow ban’ on satirical Bengali film unconstitutional – Decisions This Week
- 05/15/19 – Russian Court Upholds Legality of Internet Shutdowns in Ingushetia – Decisions This Week
- 05/09/19 – UK Decisions Protect Journalistic Sources and Freedom of Assembly – Decisions This Week
- 05/02/19 – US Federal Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Boycott Law – Decisions This Week
- 04/25/19 – Namibian Supreme Court Rejects Government Request to Ban Publication Exposing Corruption on National Security Grounds – Decisions This Week
- 04/18/19 – Egyptian Court Relied on ICCPR to Justify Banning YouTube – Decisions This Week
- 04/12/19 – An ad playing on Brexit fears was irresponsible, rules the British Advertising Standards Authority – Decisions This Week
- 04/05/19 – Argentine Supreme Court Refused to Implement IACtHR Decision – Decisions This Week
- 03/28/19 – US Court Rules Online News Publications Aren’t Protected By Shield Laws – Decisions This Week
- 03/22/19 – US District Court Declares Cyberstalking Statute Unconstitutional – Decisions This Week
- 03/15/19 – Mexican Supreme Court Upholds Actual Malice Doctrine – Decisions This Week
- 03/08/19 – N. Macedonian Court Protects Journalists’ Role as Watchdog – Decisions This Week
- 02/28/19 – Sri Lanka Rules to Disclose Asset Holdings of Prime Minister – Decisions This Week
- 02/21/19 – ECtHR Protects Political Expression of “Obscene” Anti-Corruption Protest – Decisions This Week
- 02/15/19 – Brazil: Google not obliged to restrict advertising targeted to children – Decisions This Week
- 02/06/19 – ECtHR Rules on Liability of Hyperlinks – Decisions This Week
- 01/31/19 – Pakistan Dismisses Contempt of Court Proceedings – Decisions This Week
- 01/25/19 – ECtHR protects press freedom to criticize judiciary – Decisions This Week
- 01/18/19 – US Court Finds Facebook Page Constitutes Public Forum – Decisions This Week
- 01/10/19 – ECtHR Rules on Vexatious Litigation – Decisions This Week
2018
- 12/20/18 – Zimbabwe Strikes Down Blanket Bans on Future Demonstrations – Decisions This Week
- 12/11/18 – Supreme Court of India to Allow Live-Streaming – Decisions This Week
- 12/05/18 – ECtHR: Protecting Religious Peace and Private Life – Decisions This Week
- 11/27/18 – Landmark LGBTI Rulings from the UK, US and India – Decisions This Week
- 11/21/18 – New RTI decisions from the UK and CJEU – Decisions This Week
- 11/14/18 – Focus on Surveillance – Decisions This Week
- 11/08/18 – Differing Opinions from German Courts on FB Takedowns – Decisions This Week
- 11/01/18 – Italy and India Counter Mafia Violence – Decisions This Week
- 10/25/18 – Italy and Paraguay Counter Impunity – Decisions This Week
- 10/18/18 – Impunity and Censorship – Decisions This Week
- 10/09/18 – Contrasting Rulings on Criminal Defamation in Italy and India – Decisions This Week
- 10/03/18 – Landmark RTI Rulings from Nigeria and Canada – Decisions This Week
- 09/26/18 – ECOWAS Court Rules Gambian Criminal Code Violates International Law – Decisions This Week
- 09/19/18 – India Rejects Ban on Obscene Book – Decisions This Week
- 09/13/18 – Russia violated journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s Right to Life – Decisions This Week
- 09/06/18 – Breastfeeding, Jurisdiction, and Communications – Decisions This Week
- 08/30/18 – South Africa Requires Transparency on Private Funding of Political Parties
- 07/03/18 – Fight Against Impunity – Decisions This Week
- 06/22/18 – Kenya Rules Again That Access to Mobile Phone Subscriber Data is Unconstitutional – Decisions This Week
- 06/12/18 – Indian Court Convicts Nine in Journalist Murder – Decisions This Week
- 05/31/18 – Lesotho Decriminalizes Defamation – Decisions This Week
- 05/25/18 – Data Protection in Kenya – Decisions This Week
- 05/16/18 – Artists, Protesters and Opposition Voices – Decisions This Week
- 05/08/18 – Germany Expands on Google Spain – Decisions This Week
- 05/02/18 – World Press Freedom Day: Resistance and Resilience – Decisions This Week
- 04/11/18 – Mobile Network Shutdowns declared Illegal in Pakistan – Decisions This Week
- 04/03/18 – Jurisdictional Decisions on Data Protection and Defamation – Decisions This Week
- 03/28/18 – Landmark Ruling on Impunity from Paraguay – Decisions This Week
- 03/22/18 – Mixed Rulings on Journalism Protections – Decisions This Week
- 03/13/18 – Russian Courts & Extremism – Decisions This Week
- 03/07/18 – Landmark Rulings from Montenegro – Decisions This Week
- 02/27/18 – Data Disclosure in Criminal Investigations – Decisions This Week
- 02/21/18 – US Court Finds Wedding Cake is Protected Expression – Decisions This Week
- 02/13/18 – ECtHR Protects Rights of Public Authority – Decisions This Week
- 02/07/18 – 2018 Landmark Ruling – Decisions this Week
- 01/31/18 – Landmark Ruling from India – Decisions this Week
- 01/24/18 – 4 New ECtHR Rulings – Decisions this Week
- 01/17/18 – Two Rulings on Facebook – Decisions this Week
- 01/09/18 – “Body Shaming” Sentencing – Decisions this Week
2017
- 12/19/17 – Greetings from the IGF! – Decisions this Week
- 12/12/17 – Greenpeace Campaigns Protected under 1st Amendment – Decisions this Week
- 12/05/17 – Kyrgyz Courts Target News Organization – Decisions this Week
- 11/28/17 – Kenya rules the criminalizing of speech deemed to undermine public officials unconstitutional – Decisions this Week
- 11/22/17 – Does Facebook constitute a Public Forum? – Decisions this Week
- 11/17/17 – European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates 67 years – Decisions this week
- 11/10/17 – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
- 10/31/17 – International Day to End Impunity – Decisions this Week
- 10/24/17 – Right to Be Forgotten in Mexico – Decisions this Week
- 10/18/17 – Interrogation, Sex Offenders, and Surveillance – Decisions this Week
- 10/11/17 – Metadata, Defamation, and the Right to Petition – Decisions this Week
- 10/02/17 – Botswana Court Protects LGBT Advocacy – Decisions this Week
- 09/26/17 – African Courts uphold Journalists’ Rights – Decisions this Week
- 09/19/17 – Germany Expands on Google Spain – Decisions this Week
- 09/12/17 – ECtHR Protects LGBTI Rights – Decisions this Week
- 09/06/17 – FOIA – Decisions this Week
- 08/30/17 – India Affirms Right To Privacy – Decisions this Week
- 08/24/17 – Google Liable for Autocomplete – Decisions this Week
- 08/17/17 – High Court of South Africa Protects Journalists – Decisions this Week
- 08/09/17 – Anti-Extremism Crackdown in Russia – New Decisions this Week
- 08/02/17 – RTBF in Mexico – Decisions this Week
- 07/26/17 – Truth and Dignity – Decisions this Week
- 07/19/17 – Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble – Decisions this Week
- 07/12/17 – Significant Botswana Ruling – Decisions this Week
- 07/05/17 – Two Wins for Journalistic Rights – Decisions this Week
- 06/27/17 – Rights to Information – Decisions This Week
- 06/20/17 – Information, Protests and Transparency – Decision this Week
- 06/15/17 – Personality Interests In China – This Week’s Decisions
- 06/06/17 – Global Removal of Hate speech from Facebook – Decisions this Week
- 05/31/17 – Recent Trends in Russian and Central Asia – This Week’s Cases
- 05/23/17 – Moderating and Regulating Extremism – Decisions This Week
- 05/16/17 – Hate Speech – Decisions this Week
- 05/09/17 – Threat to Protection of Sources in Italy – Decisions this Week
- 05/03/17 – World Press Freedom Day! – Decisions this Week
- 04/25/17 – Blanket Ban on Head Scarves – Decisions this Week
- 04/19/17 – Public Interest v. Privacy – Decisions this Week
- 04/12/17 – Establishment Clause – Decisions this Week
- 04/04/17 – Protection of Sources – Decisions this Week
- 03/28/17 – Trump Travel Ban – Decisions this Week
- 03/21/17 – Geert Wilders convicted of inciting discrimination – Decisions this Week
- 03/14/17 – IACtHR Rules in Favor of Human Rights Defenders – Decisions this Week
- 03/07/17 – More Protections for Cell Phone Data – Decisions this Week
- 02/27/17 – CCPR Hate Speech Acquittal – Decisions this Week
- 02/22/17 – Racist Speech in Focus – Decisions this Week
- 02/16/17 – Landmark Ruling from Kenya – Decisions this Week
- 02/09/17 – Cartoons & Hate Speech – Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- 02/02/17 – We want your feedback! – Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- 01/25/17 – Defamation, Honor, and Transparency – Decisions this Week
- 01/11/17 – Classroom Racism, Flag Burning, and Emotional Distress – Decisions this Week
2016
- 12/20/16 – Phone Calls, Seditious Publications, and the Right to be Forgotten- Decisions this Week
- 12/05/16 – Access to Information and Defamatory Publications- Decisions this Week
- 11/30/16 – Tattoos in the Military, Facebook Posts, and Trial Attendance – Decisions this Week
- 11/21/16 – Critical Articles, Student Privacy, and Offensive Conduct in Court – Decisions this Week
- 11/11/16 – Politician’s Children, Gag Orders, and Fighting Words – Decisions this Week
- 11/01/16 – Neo-Nazi, Open Public Meetings, and Offensive Words – Decisions this Week
- 10/25/16 – Television Broadcasts, WhatsApp, and Confidentiality – Decisions this Week
- 10/19/16 – Sedition, Terrorism, and Military Qualifications – Decisions this Week
- 10/13/16 – Right to Choose Not to Vote, Land Surveys – Decisions this Week
- 10/o7/16 – Spanish Language Database Announcement
- 10/04/16 – Judicial Right to Privacy and the Murder of Journalists – Decisions this Week
- 09/28/16 – Paternity Proceedings, Campaign Contributions, and Elections – Decisions this Week
- 09/22/16 – Criminal Defamation and an Activist Veterinarian – Decisions this Week
- 09/13/16 – Facebook Racism, Government Criticism, Draft Card Burning – Decisions this Week
- 09/08/16 – Illegal Fireworks, Police Surveillance, and Government Criticism – Decisions this Week
- 08/30/16 – Criminal Defamation and Nazi Sympathizers – Decisions this Week
- 08/23/16 – Threatening Articles, Nude Dancing, and Satire – Decisions this Week
- 08/15/16 – Mental Health, Zoology, and Off Campus Conduct – Decisions this Week
- 08/08/16 – “Freedom of Expression in the Age of Globalization” Announcement
- 08/01/16 – Criminal Defamation, Novelists Freedom, Sexual Relationships – Decisions this Week
- 07/25/16 – Banditry, Abortion Protestors, and Censorship – Decisions this Week
- 07/19/16 – Whistleblowers and Net Neutrality – Decisions this Week
- 07/12/16 – Sanctions on Lawyers, University Professors – Decisions this Week
- 07/05/16 – Libel, Animal Rights, and Cyber Bullying – Decisions this Week
- 06/27/16 – Retaliatory Imprisonment and Crimes against Humanity – Decisions this Week
- 06/20/16 – YouTube Defamation, Terrorism Investigations, and Google – Decisions this Week
- 06/13/16 – Public School Expulsion, Electoral Reform, and Cigarette Ads – Decisions this Week
- 06/06/16 – Advertising Budget, Internet Service, and Campaign Accusations – Decisions this Week
- 05/31/16 – Right to Worship, Labor Strikes, and Defamation – Decisions this Week
- 05/23/16 – Letter to the Editor, Extrajudicial Killing, and Monetary Policy – Decisions this Week
- 05/17/16 – Healthcare, Criminal Acquittal, and Confidentiality of Sources – Decisions this Week
- 05/09/16 – Criminal Defamation, Public Interest, and Harassment – Decisions this Week
- 05/02/16 – Libel, Violation of Privacy, and Salary Disclosures – Decisions this Week
- 04/25/16 – Facebook Posts, Defamation Compensation, Leaked Documents – Decisions this Week
- 04/18/16 – Privacy v. Speech, Sedition, and Prisoner Internet Access – Decisions this Week
- 04/11/16 – Journalist Assassination, Right to Information, and Stolen Funds – Decisions this Week
- 03/28/16 – Documentary Censorship and Private Trials – Decisions this Week
- 03/21/16 – Exploitation of Resources, Bribery, and Journalistic Harassment – Decisions this Week
- 03/14/16 – Patient Privacy, Border Checkpoints, and Google’s Jurisdiction – Decisions this Week
- 03/07/16 – Campaign Videos and Trademark Infringement – Decisions this Week
- 02/29/16 – Freedom of the Media and State Secrets – Decisions this Week
- 02/22/16 – Propaganda of Terrorism and Disrupting Council Meetings – Decisions this Week
- 02/16/16 – Activist Roundup and Human Trafficking Defamation – Decisions this Week
- 02/08/16 – Musical Copyrights, Criminal Harassment, and ISP Privacy – Decisions this Week
- 02/01/16 – Public Debate, Tracking Cookies, and Mass Protests – Decisions this Week
- 01/25/16 – Libel on Facebook, Public Interest, and Bakery Discrimination – Decisions this Week
- 01/19/16 – Judicial Independence, Political Parties, and Arbitrary Detention – Decisions this Week
- 01/11/16 – Peaceful Assembly, Military Coup Pictures, and Religion – Decisions this Week
- 01/04/16 – Satire, Libel Accusations, and Criminal Defamation – Decisions this Week
2015
- 12/28/15 – Sectarian Violence, GQ Article, and Military Protest – Decisions this Week
- 12/21/15 – Mayoral Defamation, Official Reprimand, Musical Propaganda – Decisions this Week
- 12/14/15 – Facebook Tracking, Computer Seizure, Compulsory Language – Decisions this Week
- 12/11/15 – Global Freedom of Expression Prizes – 2016
- 12/07/15 – Insulting Comedians, Illicit Trading, and Political Posters – Decisions this Week
- 11/30/15 – Facebook Cookies, Political Activism, and Government Petitions – Decisions this Week
- 11/24/15 – Anti-Hawking, Blasphemy, and Corruption – Decisions this Week
- 11/16/15 – Murdered Journalist, Club Closure, and Police Corruption – Decisions this Week
- 11/09/15 – NatGeo Documentary, Racist Band Name, and Extremism – Decisions this Week
- 11/02/15 – Right to Reply, Sexual Exploitation, and an Affair – Decisions this Week
- 10/26/15 – Egyptian Democracy, Ethiopian Terrorism, and Demonstrations – Decisions this Week
- 09/24/15 – Ministerial Event Invite