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Campaigns and Advocacy

11 July 2011

Proposed sale of tanks to repressive regime sends wrong signal, says Human Rights Watch

Germany is considering a deal to sell tanks to Saudi Arabia despite the latter's dismal human rights record, including severe restrictions on freedom of expression.



From the Communiqué

3 December 2008

PARLIAMENT DEFEATS ANTI-TERRORISM LAW

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European body of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), welcomed last week's defeat in the upper house of Germany's Parliament of an anti-terrorism law that would have given the federal police unprecedented spying powers.
14 August 2007

NUMEROUS JOURNALISTS FACE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Germany recently launched criminal proceedings against 17 journalists who published information related to U.S. prisoner rendition flights and German secret service activities in Irag during the 2003 invasion, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).A German committee investigating the renditions (movements of prisoners by the Central Intelligence Agency with layovers in Germany) and suspected misconduct of the domestic intelligence service, the BND, was trying to keep documents cited by the reports classified.
1 June 2006

INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PAID JOURNALISTS TO SPY ON COLLEAGUES

The German government has promised to launch a special inquiry into a scandal involving journalists who were paid by the federal intelligence agency to spy on their colleagues, say Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

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Reports

22 January 2009

World Report 2009: Germany

16 April 2008

Annual Report 2008: Germany




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Alerts

Make rights key to good relations, says Human Rights Watch 6 February 2012 President pressures "Bild" to kill story 4 January 2012 Greek criminal case against German journalists sparks concern 17 November 2011 IFJ hails ruling on data retention law as victory for press freedom 3 March 2010 IFJ condemns political interference to remove TV chief 27 November 2009 Allegations of political interference loom over public broadcaster 26 November 2009 More German journalists join battle to protect confidentiality of sources 27 April 2009 Parliament defeats anti-terrorism law that would have required journalists to reveal their research material and sources 28 November 2008 IFJ condemns increasing surveillance of journalists and trade unions 26 November 2008 German Football Federation launches attack against investigative journalist 18 November 2008 IPI concerned at draft legal amendments that threaten protection of sources 3 October 2008 IPI welcomes Constitutional Court decision limiting application of right of reply against print media 24 January 2008 Proposed amendment to telecommunications law threatens journalists' ability to protect sources' confidentiality 9 November 2007 Seventeen journalists under investigation over leaking of confidential documents 3 August 2007 Parliamentary chamber passes resolution addressing access to information in positive terms 25 May 2007 Constitutional Court ruling favours journalists' right to protect their sources 2 March 2007 European Federation of Journalists supports German media boycott of Robbie Williams concerts 12 July 2006 Parliament releases report about journalists who spied for, or were spied upon by, state intelligence service 29 May 2006 RSF calls for full investigation into spying on journalists and release of secret report 16 May 2006 IPI condemns ongoing treatment of "Cicero" magazine and reporter Bruno Schirra by German authorities 24 November 2005 Government urged to launch appeal in "Princess Caroline Case" 14 September 2004 CORRECTION: Russian journalist's invitation to German book fair not withdrawn 1 October 2003 Russian journalist's invitation to German book fair withdrawn 24 September 2003 Newspaper sued for defamation 21 August 2003 Police authorised to trace journalists' phone calls 13 March 2003 See all alerts: Germany
 
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