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Human Rights Court Backs French Lawyer Over ‘All-White Jury’ Statement

May 07, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

Strasbourg judges have found in favor of a lawyer who was disciplined by French authorities after claiming an all-white jury helped acquit a police officer prosecuted over a suspect’s death during a car chase.

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Free Speech Under Threat From New Amendment to Lithuania's Consumer Protection Law

April 25, 2018 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

A proposed ban on the sale of certain goods could deter public and academic discussions on contemporary and historical armed conflicts as well as present-day policy issues.

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Say No to Online Censorship in Europe - Call Your MEP!

April 10, 2018 • by LibertiesEU

Are you ready to do something against the censorship regulations in the draft copyright law? You can either call your representative in the European Parliament or send them our pre-drafted email. Or do both.

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Strasbourg Rejects Claim of French Politician Who Publicly Attacked Judge

February 28, 2018 • by Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten

A former French parliamentarian who threatened to "drive out" certain judges has lost his bid to overturn a conviction and fine against him.

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Spain: Two Acquittals Raise Hope for Freedom of Expression

February 21, 2018 • by Rights International Spain

In recent months, we've published news about the conviction of Twitter users for the crime of glorifying terrorism. Two new court decisions bring hope for a more rational application of the law.

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'Jesus in Jeans' Case: When Freedom of Expression Is Restricted on a Whim

February 08, 2018 • by Human Rights Monitoring Institute

By banning ads featuring characters resembling Jesus and Mary, Lithuania unreasonably restricted free speech and the freedom of expression.

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Free-Speech Pitfall Avoided in EU Copyright Reform

November 29, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

Free speech won an important battle in the copyright reform debate in the European Parliament, though many threats to our rights remain.

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What’s Wrong With the EU’s Filtering Solutions?

November 03, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

The European Union’s answer to protecting children from harmful content on the internet and combating copyright infringement is to require internet companies to filter the internet.

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Article 13 Open letter – Monitoring and Filtering of Internet Content is Unacceptable

October 16, 2017 • by LibertiesEU

Here is the open letter from 57 signatories asking EU policy-makers to delete Article 13 of the new proposal on copyright in the digital single market.

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Our Freedom of Speech Is Threatened by the European Copyright Proposal - Here's How

September 29, 2017 • by Orsolya Reich, LibertiesEU

The European Commission's desire to modernise copyright law is a good thing, but a key part of its proposal would seriously threaten our freedom of expression.

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Human Rights Court Backs French Lawyer Over ‘All-White Jury’ Statement

Free Speech Under Threat From New Amendment to Lithuania's Consumer Protection Law

Say No to Online Censorship in Europe - Call Your MEP!

Strasbourg Rejects Claim of French Politician Who Publicly Attacked Judge

Spain: Two Acquittals Raise Hope for Freedom of Expression

'Jesus in Jeans' Case: When Freedom of Expression Is Restricted on a Whim

Free-Speech Pitfall Avoided in EU Copyright Reform

What’s Wrong With the EU’s Filtering Solutions?

Article 13 Open letter – Monitoring and Filtering of Internet Content is Unacceptable

Our Freedom of Speech Is Threatened by the European Copyright Proposal - Here's How