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On fake news and electronic communications

By |2024-11-18T20:11:05+00:00August 9th, 2024|Categories: News And Analyses|Tags: , , , , |

For three years, the government (former and present) has been promoting a bill to amend the Criminal Code, Chapter 154, aimed at criminalizing fake news and forms of electronic communication, telephone and Internet. The Anastasiades government initiated the bill with its then minister of Justice Emily Yiolitis. There is no point in going into details [...]

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You must document it ‘my friend Paraschos’! What;”

By |2021-04-22T20:12:02+00:00January 16th, 2021|Categories: News And Analyses|Tags: , , |

Four days after the publication of an article that he considered to be an "orchestrated attempt to tarnish his name", the President of the Republic decided to publicly express his reaction. He sent a message to "my friend Andreas Paraschos to substantiate what was unfounded (allegations) in his recent article". The President did not specify [...]

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Media, journalists, publishers and the power

By |2021-01-16T14:10:40+00:00January 16th, 2021|Categories: News And Analyses|Tags: , , , , |

The case of Kathimerini newspaper, which led to the resignation of its director Andreas Paraschos, is a typical example of the existing relations and roles of journalists, media owners and the authorities. The role of the government, overtly or under cover, was rightly pointed out as a major issue of concern, given its negative effects, [...]

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