Freedom of the Press 2007: Sweden

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Recent articles in Sweden

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.

Media gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice where the High Court is located, London, United Kingdom, 2 November 2020, BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

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.

RSF files case against Eritrean officials over journalist Dawit Isaak

RSF hopes the complaint leads to a serious criminal investigation that results in the eight officials being prosecuted and convicted for the torture, abduction and enforced disappearance of Isaak.