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Take action! - Ethiopia

Demand the release of journalist Eskinder Nega

Join in the call for the release of Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega who could face the death penalty if convicted. Sign the petition

Take action! - Bahrain

Join our call to save human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, renowned human rights advocate and past president of IFEX member BCHR has been on hunger strike in prison since 8 February to protest a life sentence for peacefully expressing his right to freedom of expression. He pledged to continue his protest until “freedom or death.” His life is now in serious danger and there may be irreparable damage to his health. Join the call to save Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.

19 March 2012

Take action! - Tibet (China)

Act now to help release Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen

Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was arrested in March 2008 and charged with "inciting separatism," but he was committing no crime, merely documenting the views of ordinary Tibetans in the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has been tortured whilst in detention, is in poor health and has been denied medical treatment. Join the filmmaker's wife, Lhamo Tso, in calling for his release. Sign the petition here.

Take action! - Belarus

Action on Belarus! Watch video of conference in Norway on 22 March

If you missed the conference Action on Belarus in Norway, you can watch clips from the event on 22 March online here. The conference is part of a broader campaign strategy on Belarus.

Take action! - Azerbaijan

Sign the petition to support threatened anti-corruption reporter Khadija Ismayilova

Show your support for anti-corruption journalist Khadija Ismayilova, who has received graphic threats warning her to stop "behaving improperly." The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) calls it "a low and ugly act seeking to silence a journalist." Sign the petition here.

Take action! - Vietnam

RSF calls for support for blogger imprisoned for more than two years

Nguyen Tien Trung's family announced it would campaign for his release and stressed that he never had any intention of overthrowing the government and was simply exercising his rights as a citizen.

Take action! - Eritrea

Demand freedom for Dawit Isaak

Twenty-third September marks 10 years since the Swedish-Eritrean journalist and writer Dawit Isaak was imprisoned in Eritrea. His crime? He worked for an independent newspaper that reported on demands for democratic reforms. There has never been a trial, a charge or a sentence against him. IFEX members and supporters are asking that you take part in a week of action to demand his freedom.

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Take action! - Bahrain

Send flowers to the people of Bahrain

On 14 February, post a virtual flower for peace in solidarity with the people of Bahrain as they mark the one-year anniversary of their uprising.

Take action! - Turkey

Add your signature to IPI petition to free journalist Nedim Sener

Turkish journalist Nedim Sener has spent nearly 300 days in jail for being part of the "Ergenekon" plot, in which an alleged ultra-nationalist organisation with ties to security forces is said to have planned to use terrorism to overthrow the government. Join more than 3,000 people in an International Press Institute (IPI) petition calling for a fair trial or his immediate release.

Take action! - International

Take Action! Demand justice in 23 unsolved murder cases for International Day to End Impunity

On this day (9 November) in 2004, 45-year-old Dilip Mohapatra, the editor of India's "Aji Kagoj", was discovered on the side of a highway with a fatal head wound and his hands and legs bound. Reports at the time suggested he may have been killed for publishing exposés on the timber and narcotics mafia in the region in his paper, but the motive was never confirmed.

Take action! - Turkey

Sign a petition to free prisoners of opinion

After Professor Busra Ersanli and publisher Ragip Zarakolu, a well-known human rights activist, and his son were arrested as part of a series of unjust arrests, IFEX members are asking supporters to put pressure on the Turkish government to release its political prisoners and stop its war on dissent and free speech.

Take action! - Thailand

Sign a petition to end dangerous computer-related crimes laws

Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of independent news site "Prachatai", is calling for worldwide support as she faces jail time of up to 20 years. Premchaiporn is the latest victim of Thailand's antiquated lèse-majesté laws, which were set up to protect the monarchy from insult, and are being used in modern times to silence dissent.

Take action! - United Arab Emirates

Call for end of trial of democracy petitioners

Five pro-democracy activists are on trial in the United Arab Emirates for signing a petition demanding free elections for all citizens. The verdict is expected on 27 November. Join Human Rights Watch in calling on U.A.E. ambassadors to ensure the trial is halted and the activists are freed.

Take action! - Mongolia

Urge authorities to release jailed editor

Renowned author and "Ulaanbaatar Times" editor Chuluunbaatar Dolgor has been denied bail nine times since his arrest in March 2011. There is serious concern for his health and well-being in prison. Add your voice in support of his release on bail via this online form or on Facebook and Twitter. Click here for more.

Take action! - South Africa

Show your opposition to secrecy bill

South Africa is ramming through an unconstitutional secrecy bill that could allow government institutions to operate without public scrutiny, and deter the media from exposing corruption. Show your opposition to the bill before it becomes law by signing Avaaz's petition here.

Take action! - Burma

Sign a petition for the release of political prisoners

Human Rights Watch is urging you to sign a petition calling for the release of more than 2,100 political prisoners in Burma, including the famous comedian Zarganar.

Take action! - China

Help free political artist Ai Weiwei

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei disappeared into police custody on 2 April. He has not been charged and the state has not disclosed where he is being held. Avaaz is urging you to sign a petition that calls on international galleries and artists to stop exhibiting art in China until Ai Weiwei is freed.

Take action! - France / Afghanistan

Campaign on Facebook for French journalists held hostage in Afghanistan

Reporters Without Borders wants you to remember that French journalists Stéphane Taponier and Hervé Ghesquière were kidnapped in Afghanistan nearly 500 days ago. Click here to contribute your Facebook profile picture that will help build a virtual mosaic of their faces.

Take action! - International

Celebrate World Press Freedom Day on Facebook

For those of us not able to make it to a World Press Freedom Day celebration, IFEX members have come up with ways to take part in the festivities through Facebook. Post a World Press Freedom Day banner on your wall. Vote for your favourite depiction of free expression. And check UNESCO's official World Press Freedom Day page for the latest updates on what's happening this year in Washington, D.C.

Take action! - International

Help Human Rights Watch win a Webby Award

You can help Human Rights Watch win a People's Voice Webby Award and amplify the voices of brave human rights defenders and survivors of abuses in Burma, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. You have until 28 April 2011 to cast your vote.

Take action! - Philippines

Add your voice in support of justice for murdered journalists

In the coming weeks, the Philippines Court of Appeals will be deciding whether Zaldy Ampatuan, the suspected mastermind behind the November 2009 Ampatuan massacre, should be dropped from the list of suspects. Media groups in the Philippines, including IFEX member CMFR, are appealing to all concerned individuals and organisations to send a letter to the Court of Appeal ahead of the upcoming decision.

Take action! - International

Fight against Internet censorship

World Day against Cyber Censorship is coming on 12 March. In an era of revolutions through Twitter and WikiLeaks disclosures, show your support for a single Internet that is unrestricted and accessible to all by downloading a banner from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and posting it on your website or adding it to your email signature.

Take action! - Iran

Stop the executions and release prisoners of conscience

Join Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi and Amnesty in calling on the Iranian authorities to institute an immediate moratorium on all executions and release the thousands who have been jailed for peacefully speaking out. Sign the petition here.

Take action! - Egypt

Keep Egypt online

Join Access in calling on Egypt's Internet service providers and mobile phone operators to keep the channels of communication open. Sign the petition here.

Take action! - International

Make some noise for Music Freedom Day

Join radio stations, newspapers and musicians across five continents and focus on music censorship for Music Freedom Day. Play a controversial song, interview a censored musician, or dedicate your next song to freedom of musical expression on Thursday, 3 March.

Take action! - Belarus / International

Call for next President to respect free expression

In the run up to the presidential elections on 19 December, Index on Censorship hopes you will sign its Zone of Silence petition for free expression in Belarus.

Take action! - International / China

Get Liu Xiaobo out of prison in time for Nobel prize ceremony

This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, is serving an 11-year sentence in a jail in the remote province of Liaoning for defending human rights and press freedom. Join Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) in calling for the release of Liu - one of China's most famous dissidents - in time for him to attend the Nobel prize ceremony in Oslo on 10 December. Sign the petition here: http://en.rsf.org/petition-liu-xiaobo,38708.html

Take action! - Philippines

Take action to mark one year since massacre in Philippines

IFJ is calling on the public to prepare for a Global Day of Action on 23 November to mark the one-year anniversary of the world's single biggest atrocity perpetrated against journalists. Find out what you can do here (in English only).

Take action! - Azerbaijan

Send a letter in support of jailed editor

Please send a letter in support of former editor-in-chief Eynulla Fatullayev before 11 November when the Azerbaijan Supreme Court will consider the European court ruling calling for his release.

Take action! - Turkey

Free jailed journalists now

Sign an e-card to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling for the immediate and unconditional release of more than 40 journalists who they say are in prison for nothing more than doing their job.

Take action! - Azerbaijan

Sign a petition urging Obama to press Aliyev for release of journalist and two bloggers

The families of bloggers Adnan Hadjizade and Emin Milli have also addressed an open letter to President Obama and their support committee has launched a petition calling for their immediate release.

Take action! - International

Contact your UN delegation to call for transparency and free flow of information to be included in the MDG Action Plan

ARTICLE 19 is urgently calling on supporters to contact their UN Delegations to ask that they include transparency and free flow of information in the MDG Outcome Document and Action Plan, due to be finalised in New York on 21-22 September.

Take action! - Bahrain

Appeal for urgent intervention as activists are tortured for speaking out

IFEX member Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) urgently called on concerned individuals to write to the Bahrain government to end the systematic torture and imprisonment of those expressing their views, including political, religious and human rights activists, as well as bloggers, who are currently detained while on trial. (UPDATE: Prisoners released on 22 February. Alsingace re-arrested on 16 March 2011.)

Take action! - Mexico

Sign a letter calling for an end to impunity

Readers are invited to sign a letter to the president calling for the implementation of legal mechanisms to confront the increasing violence against journalists.

Take action! - Iran

Sign a petition for blogger facing execution

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging you to sign a petition to save the life of jailed Iranian blogger and human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari. She has been charged with assembly and collusion to commit a crime, propagating against the regime and, the heaviest charge of all, "mohareb", or rebellion against God. She is facing possible execution.

Take action! - Tunisia

Urge authorities to release journalist Fahem Boukaddous, ensure he receives medical care

Despite serious health problems, Boukaddous remains in jail serving a four-year sentence confirmed in July 2010 for reporting on social protests.

Take action! - Canada

CJFE collecting information from journalists who covered the G20 summit

CJFE is asking journalists who believe their freedom of expression was compromised by police/security personnel to complete a survey.

Take action! - Azerbaijan

Sign a petition demanding the release of jailed bloggers; support prisoners of conscience marathon

The Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety (IRFS) wants you to sign an online petition addressed to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking her to encourage the Azerbaijani government to release imprisoned bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli during her upcoming visit to the country in early July. IRFS is also conducting a fundraiser marathon, "Support for Prisoners of Conscience," in honour of National Press Day on 22 July.

Take action! - Burma

Break the silence: Donate for radios to fight censorship

In the lead up to Burma's first elections in 20 years, not everyone has access to critical independent information that will inform them of their rights. In response, Amnesty International has launched an online campaign called "Break the silence" to get 4,000 radios, 60 walkie-talkie kits and 6 satellite kits into Burma by mid-July. Each radio costs US $18.50, and that includes batteries and the cost of getting it into the country. These radios can play a powerful role in empowering Burmese citizens, and connect them to the international solidarity that Burma's junta tries to silence.

Take action! - Burma

Solidarity for Aung San Suu Kyi on her 65th birthday

Help raise a million plus voices in honour of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's pro-democracy opposition leader, on her 65th birthday this week on 19 June. The US Campaign for Burma says hundreds of people all over the world have pledged to "arrest themselves" in solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the Burmese people who, in the words of the Lady, are "living in prison without bars."

Take action! - Azerbaijan / International

Join the demonstration to call for release of Eynulla Fatullayev

On 3 June, ARTICLE 19, Amnesty International UK and English PEN will be holding a demonstration outside the Azerbaijani embassy in London to call for the editor's immediate release.

Take action! - Brazil

Sign letter to IACHR asking for justice in the murder of two journalists

IAPA's letter to the IACHR expresses hope that justice will be done concerning the murders of journalists Nivanildo Barbosa Lima and Jorge Vieira da Costa.

Take action! - International

Share Amnesty's ad that "Financial Times" wouldn't publish

The "Financial Times" ("FT") newspaper decided at the last minute to pull an Amnesty International ad targeting oil giant Shell this month. Amnesty is asking you to share the ad that "FT" wouldn't publish and make sure as many people as possible see it.

Take action! - Philippines

Support call for state policy to end impunity

CMFR calls on the future president to commit to shifting government policy from the neglect and indifference that has allowed so many journalist killings to go unpunished.

Take action! - Eritrea

RSF launches petition for release of imprisoned journalists

Some 30 journalists are imprisoned without trial and kept in inhumane conditions, according to RSF.

Take action! - Moldova

Send letters to authorities in support of imprisoned journalist Ernest Vardanean

The Independent Journalism Center invites you to write a letter to authorities of the self-proclaimed Prednestrovian Moldavian Republic to express concerns over the imprisonment and persecution of Ernest Vardanean.

Take action! - International / Iran

Sign electronic postcard to highlight struggle in Iran on World Press Freedom Day

IFJ calls on journalists around the world to send their electronic postcard to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, calling for the release of all detained journalists and the reopening of the AoIJ office in Tehran.

Take action! - Honduras

Join newspaper readers in protesting wave of crimes against journalists

The international community is signing a letter in which the Honduran government is called upon to put an end to the reigning climate of terror and to identify and apply the full weight of the law to the guilty.

Take action! - International

Show your support for World Day Against Cyber Censorship

Do you want to defend an Internet without restrictions and accessible to everyone? Download this logo free of charge and post it on your blog or website or add it to your email signature to show your support for World Day Against Cyber Censorship on 12 March 2010. RSF designed the logo to symbolise the defence of online free expression. It represents a computer mouse freeing itself from its chains. The logo is available in various colours.

Take action! - Iran

Help free imprisoned journalists

Leading press freedom and free expression groups are asking for your support to help free imprisoned journalists, writers and bloggers in Iran. Since the disputed June elections, there has been a brutal crackdown on dissent. In response, a coalition of free expression organisations has launched a petition drive calling for the release of those imprisoned. More dissidents are in prison in Iran than in any other country in the world: out of at least 60 political prisoners, 47 of them are journalists. Generally, prisoners are held incommunicado and some are tortured.

Take action! - Democratic Republic of Congo

Help restore RFI's radio signal

Journaliste en Danger (JED) launched a campaign on 23 February 2010 to restore the FM signal of French public radio station Radio France Internationale (RFI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo: "Release the info, reopen RFI." JED is asking you to sign a petition, which will be sent to President Joseph Kabila.

Take action! - International

Sign an online letter calling for human rights reforms in the Olympic Movement

Abuses in China, Russia and Brazil show games need human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said as the 2010 Winter Olympics opened in Vancouver.

Take action! - South Korea

Sign a petition to help save the Mediact media center

AMARC is concerned over the Korean Film Council's decision to dismantle the Mediact media center and force its staff to resign as of 1 February 2010.

Take action! - China

Sign a petition to help Google in its stand for free expression!

Access Now is seeking worldwide support for its petition to help "Google Stay Strong." Google announced on 12 January that it will be withdrawing from China unless it is able to operate in an unrestricted cyber environment. But there is pressure on Google to back down.

Take action! - Philippines

IFJ announces Global Day of Solidarity for Philippines

IFJ calls for support in condemning the massacre of at least 30 journalists in Mindanao Province, southern Philippines.

Take action! - Tunisia

Free Ben Brik in Tunisia

The Observatoire pour la liberté de presse, d'édition et de création (OLPEC) is requesting your help - post this banner on your website calling for the release of jailed Tunisian journalist Taoufik Ben Brik. He was sentenced to six months in prison on 26 November. Ben Brik was arrested in October following publication of critical articles on the recent re-election of President Ben Ali. Members of the Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG) remain concerned about the health of Ben Brik who suffers from a chronic ailment.

Take action! - Singapore

Dissident faces repeated imprisonment

Amnesty International is asking for your support to help prominent Singaporean opposition critic and human rights defender Dr. Chee Soon Juan who is facing a prison term or heavy fine. In recent years, Dr. Chee has lost his university post, served seven prison terms and has been banned from contesting parliamentary elections.

Take action! - Cameroon

Help free imprisoned songwriter

Freemuse, a free expression organisation for musicians and composers, is asking for your support to help dissident singer/songwriter Lapiro de Mbanga. He was imprisoned in 2008 and fined US$640,000 for writing a song critical of Cameroonian President Paul Biya.

Take action! - Yemen

Help free abducted journalist

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is asking for your support to call on Yemeni authorities to guarantee the safety of journalist Mohammed al Maqaleh. He was abducted by security forces on 18 September for reporting on the Sa'ada war.

Take action! - Bahrain

Save free expression on the Internet and help journalists under threat

The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) is alarmed at the recent clampdown on the Internet by the government, which announced plans to block 1,040 websites. BCHR is also extremely concerned about the prosecution of journalists on charges of defamation, for reporting about government malpractice and corruption. Join BCHR and write to the authorities to support freedom of expression and the right to dissent.

Take action! - United Kingdom

Help save community radio stations in the U.K.

More than 200 community radio stations in the U.K. are under threat of closure because of a lack of funds. Join ARTICLE 19 and sign a petition calling for the U.K. government to commit to its promise of supporting and sustaining local stations.

Take action! - Sudan

Pledge solidarity with Sudanese journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing pants

Last month, Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein wore pants to a restaurant - and now faces 40 lashes for "sensational dressing up." Join the International PEN Women Writers' Committee and protest the treatment of al-Hussein, who has turned her case into a challenge of the validity of applying public indecency laws to women who wear trousers.

Take action! - Iran

Join global day of action in a city near you

From Stockholm to Bogota to Ouagadougou, rallies will take place at Iranian embassies across the globe on 25 July to protest the regime's killing and jailing of political demonstrators who took to the streets after disputed elections on 12 June. Join the crowd in one of 55 cities listed on http://united4iran.org , to call for freedom and democracy in Iran.

Take action! - China

Demand China respect rights in crackdown on Xinxiang violence

As the Chinese government attempts to quell the recent violence in Xinjiang province with droves of police and mass arrests, political protestors and journalists are especially vulnerable to excessive force, arbitrary detention, surveillance and censorship.

Take action! - Fiji

Regime urged to lift Public Emergency Regulations

Sign PFF's electronic petition, calling for an end to the so-called "Public Emergency Regulations", which severely restrict media rights and freedom of expression.

Take action! - Colombia

IAPA urges action on unpunished murder of journalist

IAPA has called on newspaper readers to sign a letter to Colombia's president urging him to take action against those guilty of the murder of journalist Flavio Iván Bedoya Sarriá.

Take action! - Iran

Help journalists in Iran

As journalists in Iran continue to be arrested in the aftermath of the country's disputed 12 June elections, Amnesty International is asking you to help seek their release. Also, join Hands Across the Mideast Support Alliance (HAMSA), which has started up a petition protesting Telecom joint venture Nokia Siemens for providing the Iranian government with a "monitoring centre."

Take action! - Tibet (China)

Free Dhondup Wangchen!

RSF launches petition for the release of Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen

Take action! - Europe and Central Asia / Zimbabwe

Say no to EU visa discrimination after Zimbabwean band forced to cancel tour

In the lead up to their European tour this summer, the band Mokoomba was billed "The Next Generation of Zimbabwean Hope" in recognition of their story of diversity and perseverance: they come from one of Zimbabwe's smallest rural villages and sing in Tonga, a language foreign to even the majority of Zimbabweans.

Take action! - Vietnam

Call for the release of Vietnamese lawyer/writer Le Cong Dinh

Le Cong Dinh, a prominent lawyer, writer, blogger, and human rights defender in Vietnam, has represented other writers and right advocates in Vietnamese courts over the past years, courageously taking on cases despite a repressive media environment in the country. Now he needs your help.

Take action! - Pakistan

Help Swat Valley journalists in exile

The Kyber Union of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) are appealing to fellow media and press freedom organisations to raise emergency funds for Pakistan's journalists who have fled Swat Valley.

Take action! - Vietnam

Demand release of unjustly imprisoned writers in Vietnam

Two of the seven writers still in prison as a result of the Vietnamese government's severe crackdown on peaceful dissidents last August and September are being denied visitation rights and are prone to ill treatment, warns International PEN's Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC). WiPC is asking you to write a letter to the authorities to demand their release.