Empowering Online Voices: A CYRILLA Policy Brief on Freedom of Expression in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Country
- Source
- The CYRILLA Collaborative
- Date added
- Sep 23, 2024
Analysis
The Association of Hungarian Content Providers’ Appeal on Liability of Website Operators
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 27, 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Freedom of Expression
- Online Forum
- Judicial Body
- Constitutional Court
- Date added
- Apr 26, 2023
Case Law
Circular No.14/2010/TT-BTTTT: Detailing a Number of Articles on Management of Websites and Online Social Network Services of the Government's Decree No. 97/2008/ND-CP
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Freedom of Association
- Internet Service Providers
- Media/Press
- Online Forum
- Social Media
- Telecommunication
- Adoption Date
- Jun 29, 2010
- Type of Law
- Decree/Edict
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Aug 14, 2020
Law
Temporary Injunction: Inciting Violence Online
- Country
- Decision Date
- Oct 31, 2019
- Case Status
- In progress
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Administrative or Provisional Measures Protecting FoE
- Injunction, Order, or Motion Granted
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Incitement to Violence
- Online Forum
- Protests
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Nov 4, 2019
Case Law
Public Prosecutor v. Rutinin Bin Suhaimin
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 23, 2012
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Appeal allowed
- Motion Granted
- Keywords
- Cybercafe
- Defamation
- Freedom of Expression
- Insult to Head of State
- Libel
- Online Forum
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Sep 18, 2019
Case Law
Astronomic damages award against leading Arabic-language daily upheld on appeal
- Country
- Source
- Reporters without borders
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://rsf.org/en/news/astronomic-damages-award-against-leading-arabic-language-daily-upheld-appeal
- Date added
- Sep 1, 2019
Analysis
Attorney General v. Rachid Niny (Nini)
- Country
- Decision Date
- Mar 25, 2008
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Monetary Damages
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Defamation / Reputation
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Libel
- Media/Press
- Online Forum
- Penal Code
- Public Officials
- Publications
- Slander
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Sep 1, 2019
Case Law
Attorney General v. Abdessamad Haydour
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 13, 2012
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Constitution
- Freedom of Expression
- Insult to Head of State
- Media/Press
- Online Forum
- Penal Code
- Sedition
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Sep 1, 2019
Case Law
Morocco: Abandon Attempts to Dissolve Cultural Group
- Country
- Source
- Amnesty International
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/01/morocco-abandon-attempts-to-dissolve-cultural-group/
- Date added
- Sep 1, 2019
Analysis
Royal pardon for Internet user, condemned to three years of jail for creating spoof Facebook profile for prince
- Country
- Source
- Reporters without borders
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwigiPuT1K_kAhUPCewKHYj5CB0QFjABegQIAhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecoi.net%2Fen%2Fdocument%2F1080704.html&usg=AOvVaw2t83HINmV-Aya5ONkpxOXq
- Date added
- Sep 1, 2019
Analysis
Attorney General v. Fouad Mourtada
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 22, 2008
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Dismissed
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Constitution
- Freedom of Expression
- Insult to Head of State
- Libel
- Media/Press
- Online Forum
- Sedition
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Sep 1, 2019
Case Law
Royal pardon for Internet user, condemned to three years of jail for creating spoof Facebook profile for prince
- Country
- Source
- Reporters sans frontieres
- Source URL (legacy)
- /rsf.org/en/news/royal-pardon-internet-user-condemned-three-years-jail-creating-spoof-facebook-profile-prince
- Date added
- Aug 6, 2019
Analysis
Au Maroc, le blogueur Boubaker Al-Yadib condamné à six mois de prison ferme
- Country
- Source
- reporters sans frontières
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://rsf.org/fr/actualites/boubaker-al-yadib-condamne-6-mois-de-prison
- Date added
- Aug 4, 2019
Analysis
Attorney General v. Boubakar Al-Yadib
- Country
- Decision Date
- Feb 2, 2010
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Appeal allowed
- Motion granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Access Restriction/Content Regulation/Information Control
- Keywords
- Fines
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Association and Assembly / Protests
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Online Forum
- Public Officials
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Aug 4, 2019
Case Law
Attorney General v. Mohamed Sokrate
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 14, 2012
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissibile
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Blasphemy
- Electronic Media
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Insult to Head of State
- Media/Press
- Online Forum
- Religion
- Sedition
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Aug 4, 2019
Case Law
Un professeur risque de la prison pour ses publications sur internet
- Country
- Source
- Amnesty international
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://www.amnesty.be/je-veux-agir/agir-en-ligne/ecrire-des-lettres/article/le-professeur-abdelfattah-said-risque-de-la-prison-pour-ses-publications-sur?lang=fr
- Date added
- Jul 27, 2019
Analysis
The Case of The Film Director Ines Ben Othman
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jan 16, 2015
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Appeal allowed
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Libel
- Media/Press
- Online Forum
- Penal Code
- Public Officials
- Slander
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Appellate Court
- Date added
- Jul 22, 2019
Case Law
Tunisia: Seven Years in Jail for Mocking Islam
- Country
- Source
- Human rights watch
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/04/06/tunisia-seven-years-jail-mocking-islam
- Date added
- Jul 22, 2019
Analysis
Military Court Case of Yassine Ayari
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 18, 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Defamation / Reputation
- Freedom of Expression
- Libel
- Media/Press
- Military Justice Code
- Online Forum
- Slander
- Judicial Body
- Military Court
- Date added
- Jul 22, 2019
Case Law
(The Kuwaiti Criminal Court) The Case of Awad Al-Mutairi
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jan 18, 2016
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Denied
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Cybercrime
- Freedom of Expression
- Insult to Foreign State
- Insult to Head of State
- Online Forum
- Sedition
- Social Media
- Terrorism
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Dec 13, 2018
Case Law
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