Freedom of the Press 2007: Sweden
27 March 2008
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Recent articles in Sweden
Murder of Somali-Swedish journalist Amun Abdullahi Mohamed condemned
The International Press Institute is calling for justice amidst the rise in threats against media freedom in Somalia.
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.
24 organisations express solidarity with Swedish media outlet “Realtid” ahead of first hearing in UK defamation case
“Realtid” is being sued by a Swedish businessman and his group of companies for eight articles they published in 2020. Organisations are concerned that this SLAPP appears to be an effort to discredit the journalists and force them to remove their investigative articles.