ARTICLE 19

Thirty civil society groups have sent a letter to the South Korean government expressing concern over a legislative proposal that would impose the world’s first law mandating paid prioritization, a move that risks eroding net neutrality in contravention of international standards regarding access to the internet.

ARTICLE 19 calls on the Algerian authorities to put an immediate end to the continuous flow of violations against journalists and the media, and to reverse unconstitutional practices restricting free expression.

ARTICLE 19 highlights its concerns regarding Indonesia’s Ministerial Regulation 5, which governs the functioning of private electronic systems operators.

ARTICLE 19, Access Now, IFEX, International Media Support and PEN America’s full statement during the interactive dialogue on the interim oral update of OHCHR on the situation of human rights in Belarus at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council.

After authorities order Apple and Google to remove the ‘Navalny’ mobile app from their online stores in Russia, ARTICLE 19 urges the tech giants to challenge blocking and removal orders.

“While we welcome that public communications strategies to counter disinformation are preferred over restriction-based approaches, we are worried that disinformation is seen as a national security concern and the objectives, actions and levels of the National Procedure fail to determine the aim they sought to protect.”

Thirteen organizations have written a letter to the Thailand government expressing concern about the use of excessive force by the police and other security forces against protesters and the intensified harassment and detention of pro-democracy leaders.

“Using the term ‘Protection’ to name this legislation will not detract from the fact that Iran’s Parliamentarians are launching a full-on attack on people’s rights to freedom of expression, access to information and privacy.”