IFJ supports photojournalists’ fight against arbitrary ban in London
London-based photographers staged a Flashmob outside City Hall to denounce arbitrary restrictions on their work in a city where the banning of photography in many public spaces is enforced by private security guards.
BBC and APTN block satire of royal wedding
“This interference with Australian broadcasting sends the wrong message to many countries where the right to caricature is constantly denied,” RSF said.
Libel tourism case dismissed, a victory for freedom of expression
ARTICLE 19 welcomes a High Court decision to dismiss the defamation claim brought by the Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash against the “Kyiv Post”, an independent Ukrainian newspaper.
Government aims to “give people’s freedom back” in 2011
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the coalition government’s programme to restore civil liberties, including free expression and the right to information.
Broadcaster banned from police press conference after criticising murder inquiry
Britain’s ITV News criticised the police’s handling of an investigation into the murder of a landscape architect whose body was found on the outskirts of Bristol in December 2010.
Call for judicial impartiality after Julian Assange’s arrest
RSF addresses a letter to Kenneth Clarke, the British Secretary of State for Justice, calling for impartiality in Julian Assange’s case.
Order to shut down police monitoring website illegal, says ARTICLE 19
The hosting company for the Fitwatch website was contacted by a police inspector who demanded that the site be taken down.
Another journalist denied visa by western government
Claudia Julieta Duque has been hounded by her country’s intelligence services for years.
Freedom House applauds US law combatting “libel tourism”
At the same time, Freedom House urged England and other countries with weak libel protections to reform their laws and prevent “libel tourism” lawsuits.
Coalition government promises major reforms for freedom of expression and information
The new government has published its “Programme for Government” plan, which includes commitments to a number of reforms that will impact on freedom of expression and freedom of information.
CPJ calls on UK to investigate Munadi death during Afghanistan rescue operation
CPJ pointed out that many questions about the death of Afghan journalist Sultan Munadi remain unanswered.
IFJ report on hacking row exposes weakness of UK Press Complaints Commission
An IFJ report into a controversy over illegal telephone hacking in the tabloid press says that the country’s self-regulator is in need of urgent reform.
Supreme Court reaffirms open justice principle and orders identification of terror suspects
Decision “sets an important precedent for open justice,” says ARTICLE 19.
IFJ welcomes “landmark” victory for media freedom
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that powers to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion violate provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Defamation decriminalised
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the decriminalisation of defamation and calls on the government to maintain its leadership by reforming the UK’s infamous civil defamation legislation.
British probe urged in death of Afghan reporter
In a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, CPJ called for a comprehensive investigation into the September 2009 military operation to rescue two journalists kidnapped by Taliban forces in Afghanistan.