ARTICLE 19

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Algeria: Journalists and press freedom under attack

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.

Indonesia: Ministerial Regulation 5 will ‘exacerbate’ freedom of expression restrictions

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

Statement on the human rights crisis in Belarus at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council

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.

Russia: ARTICLE 19 calls on Google and Apple to fight election-related censorship

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.

ARTICLE 19 raises concerns over Spain’s Ministerial Order on Disinformation

“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.”

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

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

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.”