Articles by ARTICLE 19
Greece: Swift investigations required after two attacks against journalists
Giorgos Papachristos was assaulted by a businessman about whom he had written critically. Kostas Vaxevanis was threatened – and his mother-in-law assaulted – by a man who complained about the journalist’s work.
Malaysia: Repeal Printing Presses and Publications Act to end abuse of power
ARTICLE 19 said that the bookstore raid is not the first time this year that authorities have misused the law to infringe on freedom of expression or violate the principle of non-discrimination.
Iran: Tech-enabled ‘Hijab and Chastity’ law will further punish women
Concerns mount over use of new Artificial Intelligence and facial recognition technology to target women.
UK: What is needed to protect freedom of expression for all
Contrary to recent pronouncements that “political correctness” is to blame for the UK’s declining state of free expression, it’s mainly driven by the government’s attempts to silence dissent.
Tunisia: Grave step backwards for freedom of expression and access to information
Critical measures taken in the past two years continue to threaten a fragile civic space.
Sustainable Development Goals: Little progress on freedom of expression
As London hosts the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit this week, ARTICLE 19 releases a new briefing assessing the progress made towards meeting the SDG on freedom of expression and access to information.
EU Court of Justice: Reform should mandate access to documents
Access to court documents is important to ensuring transparency of the judiciary and is a precondition for establishing and maintaining public trust in the judiciary.
Malaysia: Holistic approach vital to address race, religion and royalty
ARTICLE 19 warns that the introduction of penalties may lead to arbitrary restrictions on the freedom of expression.