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Governments Do What's Best for Us When They're Being Watched By a Free Press

April 13, 2020 • by Eva Simon, LibertiesEU

Our representatives are meant to act in our best interests. When politicians know that they have to face independent journalists asking them to explain their decisions, they're more likely to make choices that put our well-being first.
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Orbán's Media Empire Unlawfully Given Green Light

January 29, 2020 • by Gábor Medvegy, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

An unlawful decision of the Hungarian Competition Authority allowed for the creation of Fidesz's media empire, stated the court.
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HCLU Goes to Court over Hungary's Pro-government Media Monster

January 23, 2019 • by Hungarian Civil Liberties Union

HCLU turns to the courts for the freedom of speech after the Hungarian Government blocks the country's Competition Authority from investigating.
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- Hungary
- propaganda
- free press
- competition
- merger
Italian Media Must Act More Responsibly on Migration Reporting

January 14, 2019 • by Chiara Liberati, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights

The approach taken by newspapers and TV when talking about migration can contribute to spreading an attitude of fear and hostility against refugees, migrants and asylum seekers.
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- Italy
- media
- Information
- migration
- free press
- mass media
Poland: Unilateral Revocation of Reporter’s Privilege Unlawful

March 12, 2018 • by Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

An appeals court has found a journalist with the Polish edition of Newsweek guilty of violating the confidentiality of his own informant.
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Germany: Journalists Unite Against Mass Surveillance

February 01, 2018 • by Cora Pfafferott, LibertiesEU

A new law allows the German intelligence service to spy on foreign journalists. This destroys the trust between journalists and their sources, especially in the case of investigative journalism.
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- privacy
- Germany
- media
- journalists
- spying
- mass surveillance
- free press
Widespread Repression Returning to Belarus

March 31, 2017 • by Civil Rights Defenders

One year ago, the EU lifted sanctions against Belarus in response to what was perceived as human rights improvements instigated by the Lukashenko regime.
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Human Rights Defenders Made Scapegoats in Serbian Media

November 21, 2016 • by Civil Rights Defenders

Propaganda and media attacks on human rights defenders in Serbia are endangering their lives and shrinking the space in which they operate.
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