Articles by ARTICLE 19
Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25
NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region
Denial of free expression remains “systematically entrenched” in Eritrea
ARTICLE 19 is disturbed that the denial of freedom of expression, assembly and association rights remains “systematically entrenched” in Eritrea.
Turkey: ARTICLE 19 submits expert opinion in Altan brothers’ trial
Prominent Turkish novelists and political commentators, Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, will be tried alongside 15 other defendants. The case is the first trial of journalists accused of taking part in last year’s failed coup attempt.
Rwanda requires candidates to have online messages approved
A new regulation by Rwanda’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) requires all candidates in August’s presidential elections to seek approval for campaign messages they plan to post online.
Anti-corruption protests declared “illegal”, hundreds arrested
National Guard detained individual protesters and journalists, bussing them to detention centres where many of them remained overnight without charge.
NGOs demand release of journalists held by Huthi forces in Yemen
The Huthi and allied forces should immediately and unconditionally release ten Yemeni journalists detained arbitrarily without charge or trial, said nine NGOs, on the second anniversary of their detention.
UN expert David Kaye calls on Internet access providers to respect free expression
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, David Kaye, on the role of the private sector in the provision of Internet and telecommunications access.
Ethiopia: Third Internet shutdown follows imprisonment of two human rights activists
An internet shutdown in Ethiopa between 30 May and 8 June 2017 followed the imprisonment of Yonatan Tesfaye and Getachew Shiferaw, who were sentenced with “inciting anti-government protests” and “inciting violence” for criticising the government over Facebook.