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President Dilma Roussef addresses the United Nations, AP Photo/Andrew Burton

IFEX members call on Brazil’s President to protect Internet rights

IFEX members call on Brazil’s Congress to promptly pass the Marco Civil bill and on President Roussef to ensure its due implementation, as a measure to protect the right of Brazilians to an Internet that is free and open to all.

A protester carries portraits of Edward Snowden during a demonstration against secret monitoring programmes and showing solidarity with whistleblowers Edward Snowden and others in Berlin on 27 July 2013, REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

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.

Opposition members protest during the vote on the Communications Act in Ecuador's National Assembly on 14 June 2013., Cortesía www.ecuavisa.com

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.

Broadcast media will be among the most affected under Uruguay's new media law, REUTERS/Howard Yanes

Uruguay’s new media law: A model for Latin America?

A proposed new media law in Uruguay is being seen as a positive step, not only for strengthening the media in the country, but as a model for future legislation in the region.