New report from Justitia: Digital freedom of expression and social media
New report from Justitia: Digital freedom of expression and social media Every year, over 500,000 comments are deleted from five Danish Facebook pages – do…
The Court’s Subtle Approach of Online Media Platforms’ Liability for User-Generated Content Since the ‘Delfi Oracle’
This post was originally published by Strasbourg Observers and Inforrm and is reproduced with permission and thanks. Introduction On 18 June 2015, Strasbourg Observers published…
Refusal to Give Access to ‘Confidential’ Information About Politicians Violated NGO’s Article 10 Rights
This post was originally published in Strasbourg Observers and is reproduced with permission and thanks. Introduction On 26 March 2020, the European Court of Human…
Ethiopian Council of Ministers Regulation for the Implementation of the State of Emergency
Overview Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers issued the following Regulations regarding the implementation of the State of Emergency Declaration 3/2020, which went into effect on April…
IBAHRI Report on the Use of Targeted Sanctions to Protect Journalists
IBAHRI Secretariat to the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom The International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has been appointed as…
Resetting the Relationship Between Police and Press: New Guidelines
This article was first published by the European Journalist Observatory and Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, and is reposted here with permission and thanks. The…
IFÖD: Report and Recommendations for the UN Universal Periodic Review on Turkey
Summary The Freedom of Expression Association (İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği – IFÖD), led by Global Freedom of Expression expert Yaman Akdeniz, submitted a report in November…
Internet Censorship 2020: A Global Map of Internet Restrictions
Introduction: Almost 54 percent of the world’s population (4.1 billion people) uses the internet. It’s our source of instant information, entertainment, news, and social interactions.…
IFÖD Communications to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
The Freedom of Expression Association (İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği – IFÖD), led by Global Freedom of Expression expert Yaman Akdeniz, has submitted two communications to the…
Justice. Opportunities and Challenges for Artistic Freedom
Art, Freedom of Expression, and Challenges to Freedom of Expression Why are art and creativity related to the concepts of freedom, justice and the absence…