International
From the Communiqué
16 May 2012
War correspondents: Apply now for Bayeux-Calvados Awards
War correspondents and photographers from all over the world are invited to apply for the Bayeux-Calvados Awards, which honour journalists who risk their lives in the world's hot spots to cover the news. The deadline for applications is 8 June 2012.
9 May 2012
No retreat on press freedom globally for first time in eight years, says Freedom House
With authoritarian regimes crumbling in the Middle East and North Africa, freedom of the press made precarious gains in 2011, and for the first time in eight years showed no overall decline, says Freedom House in its annual global survey.
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Campaigns and Advocacy
18 May 2012
Let us participate in WCIT preparations, say civil society groups
Preparations are under way for the World Conference on International Telecommunications, which will be held in Dubai in December 2012. Civil society groups say the process so far has not been transparent and are calling for greater involvement.
16 May 2012
34 Multimedia Magazine from Belarus to receive IPI's 2012 Free Media Pioneer Award
Founded and published by Belarusian journalist Iryna Vidanava, the magazine is a revived multimedia version of Studentskaya Dumka, a banned, Belarusian-language youth magazine.
14 May 2012
CRNI announces winners of 2012 Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award
The winners are Ali Ferzat from Syria and Aseem Trivedi from India.See all campaign news: International
Reports
3 May 2012
ARTICLE 19 launches Join the Debate, a new blog about free expression issues
To mark World Press Freedom Day, ARTICLE 19 staff and volunteers blog about the situation of free media, including new media.
2 May 2012
Eritrea, North Korea, Syria top list of 10 most censored countries
CPJ's report details how censorship works in each nation and highlights some trends among the censored countries, including disputed legitimacy of leadership and lagging economic development.See all reports: International
Alerts
A "to do" list for internet freedom 16 May 2012 Human rights council urged to recognise role of free expression in protecting rights of LGBT persons 7 March 2012 ARTICLE 19 welcomes Internet free expression debate 1 March 2012 RSF concerned about Google's new country-redirect service on Blogger 16 February 2012 Twitter urged not to cooperate with censors 27 January 2012 Online freedoms threatened by another step towards treaty's adoption, says RSF 19 December 2011 Lucrative surveillance market fed by desire to hunt down dissidents, reveal WikiLeaks Spy Files 6 December 2011 Arrest warrant against former ICTY spokeswoman 18 November 2011 ARTICLE 19 calls for stronger rules on net neutrality in US and EU 9 November 2011 BlackBerry gives way to pressure from governments 14 October 2011 Countries start signing anti-counterfeiting accord that was negotiated secretly 30 September 2011 Deauville Declaration on the Internet fails to recognise importance of freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19 30 May 2011 Writers hail UN accord ending push to ban blasphemy 4 April 2011 News media and websites censored and blocked for carrying leaked cables 20 December 2010 WikiLeaks and internet companies 15 December 2010 Citizen Lab develops Internet initiative to shed light on RIM's concessions to governments 5 November 2010 Danger of international accord on repressive policies in final ACTA talks, says RSF 1 October 2010 As ACTA talks resume, new leak confirms fears about threat to online free expression 30 June 2010 ARTICLE 19 welcomes UNESCO declaration on right to information 5 May 2010 Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho named IPI Press Freedom Hero 30 April 2010 Potential threats to online free expression seen in draft trade treaty 27 April 2010 RSF concerned about threat to online free expression from imminent international accord 27 January 2010 Secretary of State's speech recognises Internet as integral to development and stability 22 January 2010 See all alerts: International
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