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EU human rights court: Cyprus violated freedom of expression rules

Jul, 05, 2023 Hi-network.com

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled against the Republic of Cyprus in the appeal by journalist Makarios Droushiotis alleging there was a violation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) regarding freedom of expression.
In 2005, Droushiotis published an article inPolitis, the local daily newspaper, criticizing the extension of the service of Akis Papasavvas by decision of the Council of Ministers. He was taken to court, and in 2015 in a civil defamation proceedings, the Cyprus Supreme Court ruled that Droushiotis and the publishers ofPolitismust pay a fine of

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