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Internet · HungaryHungarian police have identified and apprehended a man from Budapest who allegedly orchestrated a series of digital attacks that disabled numerous news portals in Hungary and targeted an international press organization based in Austria. The man operated under the alias ‘Hano’ and was tracked down by the National Bureau of Investigation’s Cybercrime Division, the police confirmed in a statement released Monday. According to investigators, the in…See the Story
Authorities Catch Cyberattacker Behind Months-Long Assault on Hungarian Press
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Georgia · GeorgiaNew York, July 31, 2025—Ahead of Friday’s expected verdict in the trial of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, the Committee to Protect Journalists and 13 other media and human rights groups called on Georgian authorities to drop the charge against her and release her. Amaglobeli, founder and director of award-winning independent news outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, has been unjustly detained since January on the charge of attacking a police officer, …See the Story
CPJ, partners call on Georgia to free Mzia Amaglobeli ahead of verdict - Committee to Protect Journalists
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Slovenia · SloveniaMedia freedom organisations call on the University Psychiatric Clinic of Ljubljana to withdraw SLAPP lawsuits targeting N1 Slovenia and its journalists. The post Open letter requesting withdrawal of the SLAPP lawsuits against N1 in Slovenia appeared first on European Centre for Press and Media Freedom.See the Story