As the year 2023 concluded, the Balkans became entangled in a web of digital misdirection, characterized by a surge in misinformation, gender-based attacks, and cyber threats. Several countries experienced a...
BIRN's latest annual report shows how political tensions, culture wars and Russian propaganda have intensified digital human rights abuses in the Balkans. The Western Balkans has faced ongoing political tensions...
In the case of L.B. v. Hungary (application no. 36345/16, 09.03.2023) the European Court of Human Rights held, by 15 votes to 2, that there had been a violation of...
In the case Potoczká and Adamčo v. Slovakia (no. 7286/16, 12.01.2023) the Court of European Court of Human Rights found a violation Violation of Article 8 and Article 6 §...
The Press and Online Media Council in BiH, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), published the analysis of the “STOP! Hate Speech” campaign. From...
In the case of M.D. and Others v. Spain (application no. 36584/17, 28.06.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 8...
In the case of Nuh Uzun and Others v. Turkey (application no. 49341/18 and 13 other applications) the European Court of Human Rights held unanimously, that there had been a...
In its decision in the case of Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. v. Turkey (application no. 25479/19, 24.03.2022) the European Court of Human Rights has, by a majority, declared the application inadmissible. The...
In the case of Ekimdzhiev and Others v. Bulgaria (application no. 70078/12, 11.01.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 8...
In the case of Biancardi v. Italy (application no. 77419/16, 25.11.2021) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been no violation of Article 10 (freedom of...