Articles by ARTICLE 19
Targeting of journalists and demonstrators alarming, says IFEX-TMG
The IFEX-TMG is urging action to prevent any repeat of recent violent crackdowns on demonstrators and journalists in the run up to scheduled constitutional elections in October.
New decree on access to information rolls back culture of secrecy
While Article 19 welcomes the adoption of the decree, it remains concerned that the exceptions to the right to access to information are overly broad and can largely undermine the impact of the Decree in assuring transparency and accountability.
Crackdown on electoral reform protesters violates right to free expression, says ARTICLE 19
Police arrested more than 1,600 protesters and fired water cannons and tear gas at Bersih 2.0 rally participants demanding electoral reforms.
Twelve organisations call for release of Democratic Voice of Burma’s video journalists
Seventeen video journalists for the Oslo-based exiled media organisation remain imprisoned; they are among nearly 2,100 political prisoners in Burma.
Threats continue as authorities fail to protect investigative journalist Lydia Cacho
The latest threats made direct reference to Cacho’s journalism and are evidence of the continuing surveillance and risk she faces, ARTICLE 19 says.
Call for improvements to draft mass media law
ARTICLE 19 welcomed the government’s efforts to amend the law but noted that the current text needs significant revision to comply with international freedom of expression standards.
Supreme Court defends right to freedom of expression
ARTICLE 19 welcomes a Supreme Court ruling that upholds the right of citizens to disseminate controversial ideas about the decriminalisation of marijuana.
Press decree part of crackdown on freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19’s key concerns with the decree include unnecessary restrictions placed on journalists, media workers and bloggers, which further undermine media freedom.