ARTICLE 19

Dozens of media freedom groups are calling on the Prime Minister of Somalia to rescind the arbitrary eviction order currently faced by the Shabelle Media Network. The eviction would place Radio Shabelle staff in immediate physical danger.

In a letter to the president of Lithuania and the president of the European Council, Index on Censorship and 39 other NGOS call upon leaders of the European Union to discuss the issue of mass surveillance at the European Council meeting on 24 and 25 October.

In its Artist Alert report for October 2013, ARTICLE 19 highlights cases from Nigeria, Brazil, Iran, and North Korea, as well as other countries in which artists face persecution and harassment.

Press freedom groups join the Hong Kong Journalists Association to condemn the banning of Hong Kong reporters from covering Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Indonesia in early October.

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has encouraged a House of Commons select committee to review whether The Guardian newspaper has damaged national security by publishing material leaked by Edward Snowden.

At 14h00 on 11 October 2013, a security incident took place in our Mexican office. This follows previous security incidents involving our Mexican operations. ARTICLE 19 calls on the state to comply with their legal responsibilities, both national and international, to protect the safety of our staff as human rights defenders. Two ARTICLE 19 staff […]

In a second joint appeal, over 60 IFEX members and partners again call for the release of Moroccan journalist Ali Anouzla, after terrorism-related charges were laid against him.

Twenty-two human rights organisations and press freedom campaigners warn that Azerbaijan’s presidential election on 9 October may not be credible, as journalists and activists are routinely persecuted for criticising the government.