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Bahrain court jails 6 for insulting tweets
May 15, 2013 by Addison Morris
A court in Bahrain sentenced six individuals to a year in prison on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad via Twitter. Since the nation's pro-democracy protests in Manama that began in February 2011, activists have used the social media site to report perceived violations. The court found the tweets.... [more]
Europe rights court upholds ban on animal rights advertisement
April 22, 2013 by Lauren Laing
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg held Monday in a 9-8 vote that a ban on an advertisement by an animal rights group did not violate freedom of expression under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2005 Animal Defenders International (ADI) submitted to.... [more]
Turkish Parliament approves amendments to anti-terrorism legislation
April 12, 2013 by Sarah Paulsworth
Turkey's Grand National Assembly approved amendments to the country's anti-terrorism legislation on Thursday to bring the legislation more in line with EU freedom of expression standards. Through the amendments Turkey will narrow its definition of terrorism propaganda. Amendments to Article 6.... [more]
Montreal police arrest 279 protesters
April 7, 2013 by Jaimie Cremeans
The Montreal Police on Friday arrested 279 protestors at an allegedly illegal demonstration aimed at protesting police tactics. The protesters were speaking out against Montreal's Municipal Bylaw P-6, which allows the police to declare illegal any demonstration where participants failed to.... [more]
UN rights experts urge Bangladesh to stop violence over war crimes tribunal
March 30, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Several UN human rights experts called on Bangladesh Friday to cease violent protests and return to peaceful demonstrations. The Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression Frank La Rue expressed concern over attacks against journalists and other media workers, while the Special Rapporteur on.... [more]
HRW urges Tunisia to repeal criminal defamation law
March 20, 2013 by Maureen Cosgrove
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Tunisian authorities to repeal a law that criminalizes defamation. The call comes after two Tunisian citizens were charged with defamation for publicly exposing alleged wrongdoing of Tunisian officials. The men face up to two years in prison if convicted.... [more]
Mexico high court rules denigration of sexual orientation not protected speech
March 9, 2013 by Max Slater
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled on Wednesday that certain offensive statements regarding another individual's sexual orientation are not protected under the nation's freedom of expression laws. In a 3-2 decision the Mexican high court held that two derogatory words used in Mexico to describe.... [more]
Canada Supreme Court upholds hate speech laws
February 28, 2013 by Julie Deisher
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Wednesday that limitations on free speech with regards to hate speech are constitutionally valid. Under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, every Canadian is entitled to "freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press.... [more]
Council of Europe urges Turkey to speed up legislation reform
February 6, 2013 by Maureen Cosgrove
The Council of Europe on Tuesday urged Turkey to move more quickly in its efforts to reform legislation. Council Secretary-General Thorbjorn Jagland, speaking at a conference in Ankara, emphasized the importance of reform in the laws governing freedom of expression and anti-terrorism, and the.... [more]
UN rights experts urge Iran to release detained journalists
February 5, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
A group of UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday urged Iran to end the recent crackdown on journalists and to release those who have been already been detained. The group includes the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on.... [more]
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