Brazilian 2014 Court Decisions: Most Important Developments
Introduction Brazil does not yet have a firmly established tradition on freedom of speech cases. This may be due to the country’s colonial origin, or…
Romel Bagares: Brief Background to Contemporary Practice on Free Expression in the Philippines
Following is the introduction of Romel Bagares’ presentation for the 2016 Justice for Free Expression Conference. Download the full pdf version below. The Philippines is known…
Encryption laws: Which governments place the heaviest restrictions on encryption?
This post originally appeared on Comparitech, it has been reposted here with permission and thanks. The vast majority of countries have some kind of restriction…
Ban on Improper Communication on the Internet Case
Mándli v. Hungary
N.B. Law Reference (NEW): ECtHR, Mandli and Others v. Hungary, Application No. 63164/16, May 26, 2020
“Regulating the Online Public Sphere: From Decentralized Networks to Public Regulation”, a retrospect.
On October 3 & 4, 2022, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression hosted the conference titled: “REGULATING THE ONLINE PUBLIC SPHERE: From Decentralized Networks to Public…
Thailand: Freedom of Expression One Year after the Coup
On May 22, 2014 a group of military officers under the name, “National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)” deposed the interim government of Yingluck…
M.D. and Others v. Spain
The main issues for the Third Section of the ECtHR to analyze in this case were two. On the one hand, whether the Police report…
Kazakhstan: Recent Freedom of Expression and Information Cases
Case 1 – Suspension of publications based on mistakes in imprint information Facts Alia Ismagulova, 22, is the editor and publisher of Pravdivaya gazeta (Newspaper…