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Belgian Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Journalists’ Leaks

by Dafydd ab IagoFebruary 14, 2026February 16, 2026

Belgium’s revised penal code, in force from 8 April, expands the term “state secret” to cover handling and receiving restricted documents deemed to be damaging to a broader range of the country’s national interests. But the Constitutional Court struck down a provision that would have opened up the way for prison terms of up to […]

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