Defamation

Croatia urged to respect free speech in social media

VIENNA -- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović last week called on the Croatian authorities to respect free speech on social media platforms.

The statement came following a case where an individual was fined for offending the police on Facebook.

Serbian nationalist leader Seselj, on trial for war crimes, asked for 12 million euro from the Hague Tribunal for unlawful deprivation of liberty, defamation of character and damage to his health.