Articles by ARTICLE 19
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Government rolls back freedom of expression gains of Tunisian Revolution
Tunisian civil society organisations express serious concern at a trend in recent attempts at legislation.
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Media freedom in US under threat, report finds
The United States media – one of the best protected in the world – is facing challenges that threaten the freedom of the press. This is the finding of an unprecedented press freedom mission that took place in January 2018, one year after President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.
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Rights groups condemn Russian attempts to block Telegram
Action taken by the Russian authorities against Telegram have resulted in extensive violations of freedom of expression and access to information, including mass collateral website blocking.
![A manager tries the facial recognition technology for starting a 'Yungui' train, a driverless monorail transit system, in Yinchuan, China, 10 January 2018, Xinhua/Wang Peng via Getty Images](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/international-artificial-intelligence-facial-recognition-china-getty.jpg)
New report shows how AI tools threaten right to privacy and freedom of expression
ARTICLE 19 and Privacy International’s new report examines how one particular AI technique, machine learning, impacts these rights, the implications we can expect, and how these must be addressed.
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International groups condemn “Cumhuriyet” verdict
The fourteen defendants’ right to fair trial was consistently violated. Each were given heavy jail terms.
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ACHPR 62: Forging forward on freedom of expression
ARTICLE 19 will be raising concerns regarding the decline of freedom of expression at the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights in Mauritania this week.
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Russia seeks to block messaging service Telegram
The decision to block Telegram came after the messaging service refused to provide decryption keys to the FSB.
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Kenya’s draft Computer and Cybercrimes Bill could dramatically chill freedom of expression online
ARTICLE 19 undertakes an analysis of Kenya’s Draft Computer and Cybercrimes Bill 2017, to assess its compatibility with international human rights standards.