Articles by ARTICLE 19
Thirty-one IFEX members and 25 other groups call on the President of Puntland to respect freedom of expression
Since Abdirahman Mohamed Farole became president on 11 January 2009, journalists have been arrested, physically assaulted, suspended, censored and even killed, and the operations of news media organisations have been threatened, closed or restricted.
Joint letter calls for newspaper editor’s release
RSF and nine other organisations have written President Aliev voicing concern about former editor Eynulla Fatullayev’s continued detention.
Mission report: Free expression under attack
Nine organisations, including six IFEX members, participated in a mission ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary elections.
Thirty-three IFEX members call for freedom of expression during historic elections
IFEX members called on the Burmese government and the governments of the ASEAN to ensure freedom of expression, access to information, democratic values and human rights are respected during this critical moment in the electoral history of Burma.
Book banning law ruled unconstitutional by Constitutional Court
The court stated that allowing the attorney general unchecked power to ban books was “the approach of an authoritarian state, not one based on law.”
IFEX-TMG members call for immediate release of ailing journalist on hunger strike
IFEX-TMG is gravely concerned for the well-being of Fahem Boukaddous, who began a hunger strike on 8 October to protest his prison conditions.
ARTICLE 19 welcomes Council of Europe resolution on Ukraine’s democratic development
ARTICLE 19 urges the Ukrainian government to address PACE’s concerns without delay, specifically in relation to the right to freedom of expression.
Senate passes right to information bill
The proposal is now being reviewed by Congress’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies.