ARTICLE 19

Over 60 organisations signed a joint appeal to Moroccan authorities to free editor Ali Anouzla, jailed on 17 September for posting a link to an Al-Qaeda video on his news website alongside an article critical of the video.

ARTICLE 19’s policy brief “Internet Intermediaries: Dilemma of Liability” examines the challenges that intermediary liability regimes pose for the exercise of freedom of expression online.

The “traditional values” agenda threatens to undermine the universality of human rights, warns ARTICLE 19; it is part of a dangerous initiative to legitimise discrimination against certain groups and limit civic space for the expression of dissent.

At an event in Geneva, a coalition of international and local NGOs and activists from Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia urged governments to stop using vague legislation based on ill-defined concepts such as “national security”, “sovereignty” or “lèse-majesté” to intimidate, harass and imprison independent voices.

Nine years after the killing of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, the Indonesian president is urged to ensure those responsible – including those at the highest levels – are brought to justice, and that all defenders of human rights are better protected.

Four journalists were arrested while covering protests against changes to the education system in Mexico City; two remain in jail despite the existence of footage that contradicts accusations against them.

On 3 September 2013, Tunisian public radio journalists went on a strike to protest against the unilateral appointments of the head of public radio, and denounce the interference of management in editorial positions.

On the eve of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in St. Petersburg, human rights organisations are calling on world leaders to denounce Russian laws that discriminate against LGBTI people and prevent non-governmental organisations from doing their work.