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Spotlight: Free Expression & the Law

Claims by Slovakian judiciary threaten press freedom, group says

30 April 2013
International Press Institute

Recent moves by members of Slovakia’s judiciary are creating growing pressure that threatens press freedom in the country, the Slovak Committee of the International Press Institute says.

Slovakia Highlights
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Slovakia Censorship

Slovakian tabloid sued over photographs of judiciary officials

Current and former members of Slovakia's judiciary are seeking €940,000 from a tabloid that published photographs and video from a 2010 party that appeared to depict acts making light of a mass murder.

‎International Press Institute‎ 6 March 2013

Slovakia Europe & Central Asia Digital Rights

Members of parliament in Slovakia challenge data retention law

A group of MPs have filed a complaint challenging the constitutionality of Slovakia's mandatory data retention law, which compels ISPs to monitor citizens' communications.

‎Electronic Frontier Foundation‎15 October 2012

Slovakia

European Court of Human Rights overrules libel decision

Slovakian courts violated a publisher's rights by ordering it to issue a correction and pay compensation over reports of a police official's alleged drunken behaviour, the ECHR ruled.

‎International Press Institute‎29 July 2011

Latest from Slovakia

Prime minister accuses media of conspiring to undermine government

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

22 December 2009
IPI urges Slovak agency to drop case against newspaper

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

3 June 2009
Civil defamation a worrying trend in Slovakia, says IPI

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22 April 2009
IPI report uncovers worrying trends

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

16 April 2009
Prime minister threatens action against journalists who cover groups said to "promote separatism"

‎International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)‎

9 April 2009
Radio broadcaster fined for libel, "truth distorting"

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

25 November 2008
Controversial Press Act passes third reading; IPI asks president not to sign it into law

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

16 April 2008
Freedom of the Press 2007: Slovakia

‎Freedom House (Freedom House)‎

27 March 2008
ARTICLE 19 urges authorities to remove content restrictions, revise system of corrections/replies in draft press law

‎ARTICLE 19‎

15 February 2008
Draft press bill opens media to manipulation by politicians, says SEEMO

‎International Press Institute‎

23 January 2008
Prime minister accuses media of "harassing" minister and "political involvement"

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

15 August 2007
ARTICLE 19 calls for repeal of criminal defamation provisions

‎ARTICLE 19 (ARTICLE 19)‎

24 February 2005
IPI worried by prohibitive compensation in civil libel suit against newspaper

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

17 December 2004
Newspaper subjected to illegal telephone surveillance

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

14 July 2003
Prosecutor's office threatens to pursue action for criminal libel against journalist

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

3 December 2002
COURT SUSPENDS CRIMINAL CODE'S DEFAMATION PROVISIONS

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4 February 2002
MPs urge court to remove criminal defamation provisions from Penal Code

‎ARTICLE 19‎

31 January 2002
Parliament rejects amendment to the Penal Code that would have abolished provisions on insult laws

‎International Press Institute‎

14 November 2001
President's aide states that charges of criminal defamation against journalist will not be dropped

‎International Press Institute‎

4 July 2001
Journalist faces criminal defamation charges

‎International Press Institute‎

25 June 2001
CRIMINAL DEFAMATION CHARGE THREATENS PRESS FREEDOM, SAYS IPI

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25 June 2001
Journalist appeals defamation charges

‎Committee to Protect Journalists‎

12 April 2000
Analysis of draft mass media law

‎ARTICLE 19 (ARTICLE 19)‎

7 September 1999
IPI issues report on Slovakia?s elections and the media

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

21 September 1998
Slovak journalist assaulted and detained

‎Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)‎

19 August 1998
Proposed press legislation amendments would undermine press freedom

‎ARTICLE 19 (ARTICLE 19)‎

23 April 1998

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