JUDGMENT Rungainis v. Latvia 14.06.2018 (no. 40597/08) see here SUMMARY Defamation and disclosure of unverified information without verification. Report of serious allegations without a sufficient effective basis that exceeds acceptable criticality limits. Conviction of the applicant for compensation for defamation. No violation of freedom of expression because the authorities had acted within the limits of […]
JUDGMENT Roj TV A/S v. Denmark 24.5.2018 (no. 24683/14) see here SUMMARY The case concerned the applicant company’s conviction for terrorism offences by Danish courts for promoting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) through television programmes broadcast between 2006 and 2010. The domestic courts found it established that the PKK could be considered a terrorist […]
JUDGMENT Şahin Alpay v. Turkey 20.03.2018 (no. 16538/17) see here SUMMARY Prosecution of a journalist for involvement in a terrorist organization and temporary detention. Violation of freedom of expression. No violation of the right to compensation for illegal detention. PROVISIONS Article 10 Article 5 § 1 Article 5 § 4 Article 5 § 5 PRINCIPAL […]
JUDGMENT Faludy-Kovács v. Hungary 23.01.2018 (no. 20487/13) see here SUMMARY Title of a newspaper article referring to the widow of a well-known Hungarian poet. The article was titled “Trampling on the Memory of Faludy. The widow does everything to the forefront. ” The title contained a value judgment rather than statement of facts. No violation […]
JUDGMENT Saygılı and Karataş v. Turkey 16.01.2018 (no. 6875/05) see here SUMMARY Complaint of a temporary newspaper closure and the imposition of a fine after a verdict on counter-terrorism legislation regarding the publication of two police names on the 4th anniversary of the beating until death of a journalist during his police detention. However, these […]
JUDGMENT Catalan v. Romania 09.01.2018 (no. 13003/04) see here SUMMARY Infringement of a confidentiality agreement by a public official through the publication of an article disclosing confidential information about a religious leader. The applicant was dismissed, appealed before the national courts for cancellation of his dismissal but his appeal was not accepted. The Court held […]
JUDGMENT Fatih Taş v. Turkey 10/10/2017 (no. 2) (no. 6813/09) see here SUMMARY A journal article on the Kurdish spirit. Sentencing the editor for propaganda in favor of a terrorist organization. Violation of freedom of expression. PROVISION Article 10 PRINCIPAL FACTS The applicant, Fatih Taş, is a Turkish national who was born in 1979 and […]
JUDGMENT Frisk and Jensen v. Denmark 5.12.2017 (no. 19657/12) see here SUMMARY A documentary film criticizing the way cancer chemotherapy is provided at the University Hospital in Copenhagen. The documentary made reference to patient disappointment with chemotherapy as the Hospital sponsored Vinorelbine for cancer chemotherapy without informing them of the alternative drug Alimta, which was […]
JUDGMENT MAC TV s.r.o. v. Slovakia 28.11.2017 (no. 13466/12) see here SUMMARY The applicant company maintains two television channels based in Bratislava. The case concerned a television program broadcasted in April 2010 after the airplane crash in which the Polish President was killed. The commentator’s commentary during the show criticized the political views of the […]
JUDGMENT Redaktsya Gazety «Zemlyaki» v. Russia 21.11.2017 (no. 16224/05) see here SUMMARY The applicant company publishes a local newspaper. The company was convicted of defamation against the head of the District Administration. The cause was articles with critical comments against the local authority. The articles compared the local lord with a marmoset, a kind of […]
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