European Court extends ‘right to be forgotten’ from search engines to news sites
The publisher of Belgian newspaper Le Soir argued his freedom of expression had been breached.
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Freedom of expression lower for 80% of global population than 20 years ago
Six billion people live in places where freedom of expression is in crisis or restricted.
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Report: Freedom of expression restricted or in crisis for 80% of global population
Freedom of expression has declined around the world and has, in part, facilitated Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to free…
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‘Political choices’ expose women to gender-based online disinformation, media freedom conference hears
Politicians and tech giants have been urged to take action against “gendered disinformation”, while journalists were told pushing online platforms…
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Freedom of expression ‘bore biggest brunt’ of human rights erosions during Covid-19 pandemic, say campaigners
Freedom of expression bore the biggest brunt of human rights erosions worldwide due to the Covid-19 pandemic, campaigners have claimed.…
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UK ministers’ refusal to be quizzed by media cited in report on worsening global press freedom
More than half of the world’s population is now living in a country in which freedom of expression is categorised…
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Global freedom of expression ‘at ten-year low’, report says
Freedom of expression has reached a ten-year low around the world, according to new research urging governments to “take action…
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Court throws out second defamation case against Turkish journalist who reported Paradise Papers leak
The only journalist to be prosecuted over the Paradise Papers investigation had a second case against her dismissed today. Freelance…
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