Articles by ARTICLE 19
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Thailand: Government urged to do more to protect protesters from violence
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.
![Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his swearing in ceremony at the Parliament, in Tehran, 5 August 2021, ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iran-internet-access-censorship-parliament-getty-768x512.jpg)
Iran: Parliament’s “Protection Bill” poised to hand over complete control of the Internet to authorities
“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.”
![People hold portraits as they stand beside a memorial created in memory of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, on the six-month anniversary of her death, outside the law courts in Valletta, Malta, 16 April 2018, MATTHEW MIRABELLI/AFP via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/malta-inquiry-killing-daphne-caruana-galizia-getty-768x511.jpg)
Malta must implement Public Inquiry recommendations on Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
“The Board of Inquiry’s report represents a milestone in the fight for truth, accountability and justice for Caruana Galizia’s assassination and its conclusions and recommendations are of global significance in battling impunity for crimes against journalists.”
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Mexico: Pegasus revelations prompt fresh calls for truth
The Pegasus Project investigation, conducted by Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, revealed that 15,000 telephone numbers in Mexico were potential Pegasus targets between 2015 and 2021.
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Unplugged in Myanmar: Internet restrictions following the military coup
A new briefing paper looks into the internet restrictions imposed by Myanmar authorities and how the coup had further undermined digital rights and freedom of expression.
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‘Are you coming, or should we come for you?’: Iran’s foiled plot to kidnap an Iranian-American activist
An FBI investigation revealing a plot by Iranian intelligence to kidnap US-based, Iranian-American activist and journalist Masih Alinejad, points to an alarming sign of Iran’s increasingly brazen transnational repression, says ARTICLE 19.
![Commuters wait for the train in front of a government advertisement, in connection with the Anti-Fake News Act 2018 that had been recently tabled in Parliament, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 March 2018, MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/malaysia-anti-fake-news-act-getty-768x511.jpg)
Malaysia: ‘Emergency Fake News Ordinance has severe ramifications for freedom of expression’
ARTICLE 19 issued a legal analysis of Malaysian Emergency (Essential Powers) (No. 2) Ordinance 2021 and warned that the Ordinance could prevent any criticism of the government’s COVID-19 response.
![A woman walks past some of the thousands of photos of people killed in Iran during the 1988 massacre as well as during more recent anti-regime uprisings, at a photo exhibit near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., 4 September 2020, SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iran-election-political-prisoners-killed-exhibit-memorial-getty-768x512.jpg)
Iran: Ebrahim Raisi’s election win underscores ongoing crisis of impunity
With a heinous record of human rights violations, the victory of Iran’s judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi in a flawed presidential election demonstrates Iran’s unabated endemic impunity, says ARTICLE 19.