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EMFA: Seven EU member states want to legalise spying on journalists
A recent report shows that France, Italy, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Sweden, and Finland want to legalise spying on journalists in the event of a threat to national security.
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Finland charges 3 investigative journalists with revealing state secrets
According to the indictment, the charges stem from a 2017 article about the activities of a Finnish military intelligence unit, as well as a planned series of unpublished articles on the same subject.
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Finland sets precedent in sentencing journalists’ harassers
The year 2018 saw courts handing down convictions for abusive online attacks and campaigns against journalists.
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Prison sentences for Kremlin trolls who harassed Finnish reporter
Following a four-year hate campaign directed at investigative reporter Jessikka Aro, two pro-Kremlin activists were handed prison terms by a Finnish court and ordered to pay 90,000 euros in damages.
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Journalists in Finland face ‘unprecedented’ levels of online abuse
A recent survey indicates that the level of online harassment of journalists in Finland is unprecedented. And in recent years the number of incidents originating from both far-right and anti-racist groups had increased.
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European Court of Human Rights grants appeal hearing to Finnish photographer
Finnish photojournalist Markus Pentikäinen has been granted an appeal hearing relating to the violation of his freedom of expression. Pentikäinen’s was convicted in Finland for allegedly defying police orders when they attempted to clear a demonstration against the Asia-Europe Meeting in 2006.
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European Court urged to grant appeal hearing to Finnish photojournalist
Photojournalist Markus Pentikäinen was convicted in Finland for allegedly defying police orders when they attempted to clear a demonstration that he was reporting on in 2006. Pentikäinen took Finland to the ECHR for breaching Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, covering the right to freedom of expression.
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Journalist to take case to European Court of Human Rights
Finland’s Supreme Court denies reporter’s appeal over conviction for ignoring police order to stop filming demonstration.
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Proposed bill threatens media freedom and confidentiality of sources
The European Federation of Journalist (EFJ), the European group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), protests against proposals for draft legislation which would compel journalists to reveal their sources in certain criminal cases.
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Court of appeal upholds “police obstruction” conviction against photojournalist
(IFJ/IFEX) – 5 May 2009 – The International Federation of Journalists and its regional group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), today condemned the decision of the Helsinki Court of Appeal in Finland against a photographer who took pictures of a protest demonstration during the Asia-Europe trade summit meeting in Helsinki on September 9, 2006. […]
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Freedom of the Press 2007: Finland
Freedom of the Press 2007: Finland
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Court convicts photographer of “ignoring police orders” to leave demonstration he was covering
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns Court Decision against Photographer in Finland The International Federation of Journalists and its regional group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), today condemned a recent court decision in Finland against a staff photographer who took pictures during the “Smash ASEM” demonstration during the Asia […]
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IPI condemns arrest, detention and trial of photographer over coverage of 2006 police action
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: IPI Condemns Trial of Finnish Photojournalist Markus Pentikäinen Vienna, 25 October 2007 – The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, strongly condemns the arrest, detention and subsequent trial of Finnish photographer Markus Pentikäinen. According […]
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IPI applauds European Court of Human Rights rulings in newspaper cases
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an 18 November 2004 IPI press release: Vienna, 18 November 2004 IPI Applauds ECtHR, Says CoE Countries Must Follow Rulings In two recent decisions involving the Finnish government, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) reaffirmed the fundamental principle of press freedom and the right of the media to report […]