Tag Spain
26 Sep

Spain: barrage of online intimidation against journalists threatens safety

The MFRR condemns the online intimidation of investigative journalists working for La Sexta TV by Daniel Esteve, CEO of Desokupa.

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30 Apr

Terrorism investigation into Catalan journalist raises concerns ahead of elections

Journalists and media freedom organisations express concern over the investigation for terrorism of Catalan journalist Jesús Rodríguez Sellés.

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21 Jun

Spain: Fine against photographer underscores urgent need for reform of Gag Law

Partners of the MFRR today express serious concern over the recent €1,000 fine issued to Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Javier Bauluz under Spain’s controversial “Gag Law”.

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11 Feb

Spain: Energy company launches €17.6 million SLAPP against El Confidencial

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26 Jan

UK: Italian journalist continues to litigate for access to Assange information

On 26 January 2021, Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi appeared before the First-Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) in London. The hearing is the latest development in her long-running, multi-jurisdictional litigation effort to defend the right of the press to gain access to the full set of documents held by various authorities related to the Assange and […]

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17 Jul

HRC44: intervención oral para la adopción del Examen Periódico Universal de España

SPAIN: ECPMF, Article19, PDLI, Access Info, la Federación de Sindicatos de Periodistas (FeSP), el Grupo de Estudios de Política Criminal (GEPC) and Universidad Complutense of Madrid were giving oral evidence on 16 July 2020 on the situation of freedom of expression in the country at the UN Periodic Review HRC44.

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28 Jan

Spain: Government should accept UN UPR recommendations on freedom of expression in their entirety

The undersigned organisations call on the Government of Spain to accept the 20 recommendations on freedom of expression made by other member states during the 3rd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Spain’s human rights record, which took place on 22 January 2020 in Geneva.

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1 Aug

Spain: submission to UN Human Rights Council on threats to freedom of expression

01.08.2019 The ECPMF and Article 19  have made a Universal Periodic Review submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation of freedom of expression in Spain for the 35th Session of the Working Group in January 2020. The submission raises our concerns for freedom of expression in Spain. In particular we raise issues relating […]

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