Articles by ARTICLE 19
Network level filtering in Pakistan must go
ARTICLE 19 is concerned by reports that the Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology’s issued a statement announcing they had “resolved” the issue of the YouTube ban by installing Internet filters, a significant threat to free expression online.
Mexico’s constitutional reform threatens government transparency
After a closed legislative process that did not provide information in a timely manner to civil society, and did not accept open and public consultations, a Reform Proposal discussion has resulted in limits on the rights of citizens to access government information.
Call for Obama to pardon Manning after 35-year sentence is handed down
“President Obama can and should pardon Bradley Manning. America champions international standards on free speech, freedom of information and transparency abroad. Now it’s time to see them applying those principles at home,” said Agnes Callamard, Executive Director of ARTICLE 19.
Artistic freedom report: Films censored, American writer’s books forbidden in Guantanamo and more
In its Artist Alert report for July 2013, ARTICLE 19 highlights cases from Cameroon, Mexico, Malaysia and Uzbekistan, among others.
Egypt ends jail term for insulting president but further reform needed
The Egyptian Interim President, Adly Mansour, passed a decree on 5 August 2013 which ended prison sentences of up to three years for “insulting the president” but defined a minimum fine of 10,000 Egyptian pounds (US$1,430) up to a maximum of 30,000 (US$4,300).
U.S. guidelines fail to protect non-U.S. citizens from surveillance, says international civil society
Members of international civil society have expressed concern to a U.S. advisory board that surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency is inconsistent with international human rights norms and U.S. international commitments.
Over 150 groups urge President Obama to protect whistleblowers and journalists
Over 150 IFEX members and partners of ARTICLE 19 appealed to US President Obama to drop charges against whistleblower Edward Snowden, update the Whistleblower Protection Act and pass a media shield law.
Groups call for review of Ecuador’s restrictive communications law
Over 30 IFEX members write to President Rafael Correa, calling on him to submit the recently-approved Ecuadorian Communications Law to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for a Consultative Opinion.