May 2nd, 2013
The European Union on World Press Freedom Day should be celebrating continuing press freedom across its member states and championing press freedom abroad. But instead today there is less to celebrate and more cause for deep concern that the EU is failing to protect this core element of its democracies, Index on Censorship CEO Kirsty Hughes writes.
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April 11th, 2013
This article was originally published on opendemocracy.net
Kostas Vaxevanis gives his speech after winning Index on Censorship’s 2013 Journalism Award
March 22nd, 2013
“Journalism today is not about recording the facts. It ought to be a battle against barbarity and obscurity”, said Greek investigative journalist and award winner Kostas Vaxevanis at this week’s Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards. Read the rest of his compelling speech here
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November 23rd, 2012
Greek Journalist Kostas Vaxevani after his arrest for exposing alleged tax cheats – Athens – Stathis Kalligeris | Demotix
Index on Censorship and other freedom of expression groups urge the European Union to defend free speech (more…)
November 5th, 2012
Greek Journalist Kostas Vaxevani after his arrest for exposing alleged tax cheats – Athens – Stathis Kalligeris | Demotix
The European Union has a duty to speak out against increasing censorship, writes Rohan Jayasekera (more…)
November 1st, 2012
Investigative journalist
Kostas Vaxevanis, whose Hot Doc magazine published a leaked list (nicknamed the “Lagarde list”) of over 2,000 names of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, has been acquitted of breaking data privacy laws. In a video uploaded the night before his arrest earlier this week, Vaxevanis said: “They are after me instead of the truth.” His arrest drew widespread condemnation from rights groups and international media.
October 31st, 2012
Greek journalist
Spiros Karatzaferis was arrested today (31 October)
for after threatening to publish damaging allegations about the country’s struggling economy. Karatzaferis said he had obtained information from hacking collective Anonymous, allegedly containing classified documents and email exchanges relating to Greece’s financial bailout from international funders.
According to the Greek Reporer, Karatzaferis said authorities had used an old warrant relating to a libel case to arrest him.
His arrest comes just days after that of investigative journalist
Kostas Vaxevanis for exposing alleged tax cheats, signalling a worrying attack on free speech in the country.
This post was edited for clarity at 16:52 GMT on 31/10/12
October 31st, 2012
The arrest of editor Kostas Vaxevanis for exposing alleged tax cheats is just the latest attack on free speech in Greece. Democracy itself is now in danger, say Asteris Masouras and Veroniki Krikoni (more…)
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