ARTICLE 19

A ban preventing women in Iran from attending sports events that men attend was introduced in 2012. Ghoncheh Ghavami was arrested for staging a peaceful protest against the ban at a volleyball match in Tehran.

On 16 October 2014, ARTICLE 19 gave evidence before Google’s Advisory Council on the so-called right to be forgotten. In their written evidence to the council, ARTICLE 19 highlighted that the right to know must be given equal weight in the balance with the right to privacy.

Antonio Gamboa Urías has been the director of Nueva Prensa magazine for about ten years and has more than 18 years’ experience as a journalist. The magazine touches on issues related to corruption and politics in the region of Los Mochis, Sinaloa.

Against the backdrop of the unprecedented crackdown on civil society, Khadija Ismayilova’s arrest on criminal defamation charges seems imminent and would confirm the authorities’ intent to silence all critical voices in the country.

With 13 months remaining before general elections in Burma, ARTICLE 19 provides an overview of the situation, focusing on broadcasting reform, protest laws, Constitutional change and more.

A new country report by ARTICLE 19 stresses the importance of freedom of expression particularly in the lead up to and during the 2015 elections.

What makes Rouhani’s claim even more surprising is the fact that 25 of the 73 Iranian journalists in prison were arrested during his first year as president.

ARTICLE 19 has reviewed the new Moroccan Draft Law No 31.13 on the Right of Access to Information and finds that it fails to adequately recognise the right to information and threatens free expression.