Articles by ARTICLE 19
Thirty-three IFEX members condemn continued persecution of imprisoned journalists
The detained journalists are held without charges and forced to endure terrible conditions such as extended periods in the sun and denial of medication.
Thirty-seven IFEX members call attention to the plight of 17 journalists, bloggers and artists who remain detained in Burmese prisons
Even though a new government has been formed in Burma after the elections in November 2010, there is still no guarantee of improvements in the country’s media environment.
Thirty-three IFEX members urge the state to stop all attacks and persecutions against journalists and the media
IFEX members express their concern over the current situation of press freedom in Ecuador and the conditions of extreme hostility in which the country’s journalists and private media must do their work.
Thirty IFEX members protest travel ban on Nabeel Rajab and other threats to BCHR
On 1 June, the King of Bahrain has promised to end the state of emergency he imposed in mid-March to quell pro-democracy demonstrations. This would be a welcome occasion for the Bahraini government to end human rights abuses including lifting the travel ban on Nabeel Rajab so that he can join us in Beirut.
Million-dollar defamation award to Suharto’s son a setback for free expression, says ARTICLE 19
The youngest son of former president Suharto was awarded damages for a magazine article which described him as a “convicted murderer”.
Deauville Declaration on the Internet fails to recognise importance of freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19
In asserting that “the exercise of individual rights and responsibility have to be achieved simultaneously”, the Declaration ignores the legal obligations that states owe under international human rights treaties, says the organisation.
Freedom of information law must be strengthened, says ARTICLE 19
Although ARTICLE 19 welcomes the initiative to draft a law on access to information, it falls short of international and regional standards on freedom of expression and requires amendments.
Panel review calls for limits on “super-injunctions”
The review, chaired by the most senior civil law judge in the UK, provides new procedures on how to balance open justice and the right to privacy.