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IFEX-TMG welcomes release of Fahem Boukadous but says struggle for freedom of expression not over yet
The remarkable events in Tunisia call for a redoubling of efforts to restore free expression rights, said the IFEX-TMG, despite the release of Boukadous.
IFEX-TMG concerned about further threats to freedom of expression posed by state of emergency
As the crisis evolves, the 20 members of the IFEX-TMG call for country’s rulers to respect human rights, including freedom of expression.
Tunisia’s war on civil liberties intensifies with year’s end
IFEX-TMG is deeply alarmed by a series of violations in the past week of the right to access information, free expression and movement, as well as a blatant assault on a journalist.
Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists
On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November 2010, 44 IFEX members, including members of the IFEX Gender Working Group, call attention to the situation of women in the free expression community who are subject to targeted attacks because of their gender.
Five years past WSIS, online activity even more censored, critics silenced
The IFEX-TMG is deeply concerned that five years after hosting the World Summit on the Information Society, Tunisia remains one of the most repressive countries for independent journalists, bloggers and human rights defenders.
Thirty IFEX members sign petition to Prime Minister Lee asking him to withdraw charges against Alan Shadrake
The public is invited to join IFEX members in signing a petition to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong regarding the case of British writer and journalist Alan Shadrake who is at risk of being sent to prison in Singapore for his book, “Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock” about the death penalty.
Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR
In support of the IFEX-Latin America and the Caribbean (IFEX-ALC) mission to the Honduras UPR in Geneva, IFEX members provided recommendations regarding the country’s freedom of expression record.
IFEX-TMG calls on judges associations worldwide to support persecuted independent judges in Tunisia
On the eve of the International Association of Judges (IAJ) Congress, the IFEX-TMG reiterates its deep concern about the continuous persecution of independent judges.