ARTICLE 19

At least 14 journalists are under judicial proceedings. Four are in detention. We are witnessing an escalation of repression.

Around 50 global civil society groups have signed a statement urging the Chinese government to respect the rights to privacy and to freedoms of peaceful assembly and expression of those who had been protesting against the harsh lockdown measures over the past weeks.

National and local power players have harassed and threatened ARTICLE 19 and its members numerous times. The organisation seeks the guarantee of the Mexican government to end hostilities against ARTICLE 19 in Mexico, and provide acceptable conditions for its pursuit of human rights.

ARTICLE 19 has contributed to Access Now’s initiative, jointly with Mnemonic, the Center for Democracy and Technology, JustPeace Labs, Digital Security Lab Ukraine, the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law and the Myanmar Internet Project to develop a Declaration of Principles for content and platform governance in times of crisis.

ARTICLE 19 and its partners in civil society have urged Thai authorities to stop all persecution under the Emergency Decree.

“Twitter will still have to comply with numerous laws the company is subject to, both in the US and around the world. Musk’s [plans] must place international human rights standards at their centre, or else Twitter will not deliver on the promises its new owner wants set in motion” – ARTICLE 19

To mark the first ever European Anti-SLAPP Conference, the CASE Coalition calls on governments across Europe to take immediate legislative and practical action to protect journalists and other public watchdogs from the growing threat of SLAPPs.

While the recent conviction of two hitmen is welcome, we lament the lack of implementation of the recommendations made by the Public Inquiry into Caruana Galizia’s assassination, and the exclusion of structured public consultation on proposed legal amendments relating to the safety of journalists and SLAPPs.