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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls on the judiciary to purge dissenting voices online
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls on the judiciary to purge dissenting voices online.
Malaysia: Countering hate speech
In Malaysia, minority groups, including ethnic and religious minorities, migrants, and LGBTQI+ persons are most often victims of hate speech.
UN: Global Digital Compact must prioritise human rights
“It is vital that all existing human rights commitments are integrated and mainstreamed throughout the GDC. States must ensure complementarity, coherence, and consistency between the GDC and existing international human rights commitments” – ARTICLE 19
Civil society groups reaffirm continued solidarity with Belarusian political prisoners
Marking the Day of the Political Prisoner in Belarus, civil society groups, IFEX among them, stress that they will continue to show unwavering support to the people of Belarus repressed for exercising their vital human rights and journalistic work.
ECtHR decides French councillor is liable for others’ comments on his social media posts
“ARTICLE 19 is concerned that making some users of social media liable for third-party content – namely comments – under their social media posts will have a significant chilling effect on the right to freedom of expression.”
Turkey’s control of Internet threatens election
“The government should refrain from threatening or throttling social media platforms to prevent opposing views from circulating during the election” – HRW
How are courts around the world responding to SLAPPs?
A new report looks at the different ways SLAPPs are treated in jurisdictions around the globe, examining the situations in countries that have and have not introduced anti-SLAPP legislation.
Tunisia: Government must drop policy of undermining press freedom
Rights groups condemn Tunisia’s use of repressive laws to suppress criticism of public policies.