Twenty-three IFEX members call for full acquittal of journalist and human rights activist Umida Niyazova, request EU Council to consider case under sanction review

(Adil Soz/IFEX) - The following is an Adil Soz-led joint letter to Uzbek President Islam Karimov from 23 IFEX members:

Two IFEX members and others condemn presidential veto of freedom of information bill, attacks on journalists and media outlets

(IJC/MRA/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by IJC, MTA and other organisations:

Three IFEX members and other organisations protest government's failure to improve free expression situation

(ARTICLE 19/IFJ/RSF/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by ARTICLE 19, IFJ, RSF and other organisations:

Human rights advocate confronts fear and intimidation in Egypt

As Executive Director of the Cairo-based Arabic Network for Human Rights Information and lawyer, Gamal Eid often finds himself campaigning for justice for imprisoned bloggers and journalists, including Al Jazeera reporter Huwaida Taha, who is appealing a six months jail sentence incurred as a result of a documentary on torture she filmed in Egypt. Then in May, Eid himself was threatened with five years in prison after a Judge filed a bogus lawsuit against him, citing "extortion". HRinfo's website, which houses information from 141 members in 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as well as IFEX's Arabic site, looked doomed for closure. Eid talked to Kristina Stockwood, IFEX Outreach Coordinator, about his case, free expression in the region in general, and why HRinfo will never give up the fight.

Thirty-eight IFEX members appeal to government to account publicly for missing and imprisoned journalists

(MFWA/PEN Canada/IFEX) - The following is a joint action signed by 38 IFEX members:

Fourteen IFEX members call to end criminal prosecution of journalists and to release imprisoned journalist Umida Niyazova

(Adil Soz/CJES/IFEX) - The following is a joint action statement, signed by 14 IFEX members:

Sri Lankan journalists face danger and repression as media situation deteriorates

The conflict in Sri Lanka has been escalating since the failure of the 2002 peace talks. As tension and violence rises between government, paramilitary groups and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, journalists and media outlets are facing increased dangers as they try to cover the political and economic situation in the country.

Twenty-one IFEX members appeal for support in campaign to repeal Article 301

(IPA/WiPC/IFEX) - The following is a joint action statement signed by 21 IFEX members and other organisations:

Two IFEX members urge Press Council not to obstruct licencing, publication of new newspaper

(HRinfo/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by HRinfo, CIHRS, and several other organisations:

Seven IFEX members urge authorities to address newsprint and ink shortage in Jaffna

(WAN/IFEX) - The following is a 26 January 2007 letter to the Sri Lankan prime minister, signed by seven IFEX members and other organisations:

IFEX-TMG members express concern over banning, censorship of publications

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is a 24 January 2007 IFEX-TMG letter to Tunisian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali:

Human rights organisations ask president to reduce ailing critic's prison term and set him free

(EOHR/IFEX) - The following is a 24 January 2007 joint action signed by EOHR, HRinfo and other orgnanisations:

CORRECTION: IFEX-TMG members write to UN secretary-general about government's obligations to cease harassment of human rights defenders and journalists

(IFEX-TMG) - Please note an error in the TMG joint action dated 19 January 2007. In paragraph 6, it was mistakenly noted that civilian demonstrators were involved. The correct version, which follows, should state: "TMG members also highlighted concerns about the Tunisian government's censorship of deadly clashes between security forces and armed groups in the end of December 2006 and in early January 2007 in the Southern suburbs of Tunis."

IFEX-TMG members write to UN secretary-general about government's obligations to cease harassment of human rights defenders and journalists

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is a joint declaration by members of the IFEX-TMG:

Two IFEX members request an end to the persecution of journalist Howeida Taha

(CIHRS/IFEX) - The following is a 16 January 2007 joint action signed by CIHRS, EOHR and other organisations:

CPJ, IPYS cite "lack of transparency" in government's decision regarding renewal of RCTV, call for greater commitment to freedom of expression

(CPJ/IPYS/IFEX) - The following is a 12 January 2007 CPJ and IPYS press release:

Twenty-two IFEX members urge president to abolish imprisonment of journalists in publication cases

(CIHRS/EOHR/HRinfo/IFEX) - The following is a joint action signed by 24 IFEX members and other organisations:

International PEN calls for collaboration: China, the Olympics and free expression advocacy

In the lead-up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, several IFEX members have launched campaigns to monitor, mobilise and advocate for free expression in China, where authorities have jailed and restricted journalists, political essayists and bloggers.

International organizations urge president to revoke restrictive publication guidelines

(IPA/IFEX) - The following is a 5 December 2006 joint ARTICLE 19, International PEN and IPA letter to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

IFEX-TMG members call on president to cease harassment of human rights defenders and journalists

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is a joint declaration by members of the IFEX-TMG: