ARTICLE 19

Eight human rights organisations have developed an outline of qualifications that they believe are relevant to the selection and appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy.

A Turkish court had ordered the blocking of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for ‘national security’ reasons, after a photograph of a prosecutor with a gun to his head was widely circulated on social media.

The “Manila Principles for Intermediary Liability”, unveiled on 24 March, were created to empower individuals, intermediaries and governments to fight back when online expression is censored.

Iran wants the economic benefits of improved relations with the West while maintaining censorship and control over its cyber space.

The council announced the creation of a Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, marking a significant step towards ensuring mass surveillance and privacy abuses receive scrutiny at the international level.

ARTICLE 19 and NGOs around the globe urge the Inter-Parliamentary Union to reject Jordan’s proposed resolution, which could potentially legitimise the use of blasphemy laws by governments everywhere.

During his trial, the judge told Mohamed Mkhaïtir that he was accused of apostasy for “speaking lightly” of the Prophet Mohamed. This is the first death sentence imposed in Mauritania for apostasy since independence in 1960.

ARTICLE 19 condemns the excessive violence used against peaceful protesters in Letpadan and Yangon, Burma, and the ill treatment subjected to students, journalists, monks and ambulance workers among others by both police and paramilitaries.