Articles by Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE)
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.
Global coalition stands against unchecked surveillance
People are encouraged to join around 200 organisations supporting the adoption of 13 basic principles applying existing human rights law to modern digital surveillance.
Egyptian groups protest after 80 demonstrators killed by police
An attack by Egyptian police forces on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood left 80 dead, according to official reports. Rights groups demanded the dismissal of the interior minister, and called for those responsible to be held accountable.
Egyptian authorities lead aggressive terror campaign against media outlets
Both private and governmental media outlets in Egypt have, over the past couple of days, found themselves to be the target of an aggressive and organised campaign of intimidation aimed at curbing and controlling their coverage of the 30 June protests gripping the country.
Journalist kidnapped, tortured while covering clashes in Egypt
Mohamed Heiza Bazid, a journalist for the Welad El Balad Foundation, was kidnapped and tortured while covering clashes between supporters and opponents to the Muslim Brotherhood on 26 June 2013. Protests have been erupting anew in Egypt as the anniversary of President Mohamed Morsi’s one year in office draws near.
One year into Morsi’s rule, rights groups warn of alarming state of human rights in Egypt
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Mohamed Morsi’s rule, 20 Egyptian rights organisations call on Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to respect the principles of the democratic process that brought them to power in the first place.