Freedom of expression

Lawsuit and legal action against Akrita by Mareva Grabovski for slanderous libel – Hudacious and unprovoked the post, I will go as a witness in court to defend my wife, says the prime minister

Two police officers in Attica are accused of forgery and defamation related to an online posting of a fake order attributed to a senior police official, the Civil Protection Ministry said on Wednesday. 

The senior officer became aware of the online post and issued a complaint on Tuesday, after which the two officers voluntarily appeared before the Internal Affairs Department.

In a major shift in the resolution of defamation offenses on social media, a new judicial reform envisages to only impose fines, closing off the litigation process, daily Hürriyet has reported.

A 47-year-old man accused of so-called revenge porn has been arrested by police in Thessaloniki after he is alleged to have posted a large number of explicit photos of a 44-year-old woman on his social media profile.

The man, who was arrested in a hotel, told officers that he had consumed a quantity of pesticide, necessitating his hospitalization. He remains in hospital under guard.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has decided to send a delegation led by its secretary-general, Brahim Taha, to engage the Commission of the European Union, expressing strong condemnation of the recent desecration of the Quran.

Greece has a legal obligation to conduct effective investigations into the Pylos shipwreck, which resulted in the deaths of more than 80 people with many hundreds still missing, Europe's top human rights watchdog has said.

Press conference held following the release of the annual report published by the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists, in Brussels, on 07 March 2023: Photo: BIRN

Whistleblowers in the public and private sectors in Slovenia will enjoy better protection under a bill passed by the National Assembly on 27 January. The law sets down avenues to report breaches of legislation and includes a ban on retaliation and an obligation to protect a whistleblower's identity.

The European Commission presented today the second annual report on the rule of law in the EU, this time making recommendations to individual countries. The EC recommends that the anti-corruption commission take consistent action to reach final verdicts in cases where senior officials are held accountable.

About 1,400 tonnes of explosives remain on board. A no-entry exclusion zone extends around the wreck