Articles by Freedom Forum
A tough start to the year: January in the Asia & Pacific region
From lethal attacks on the media in Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the case of the missing Hong Kong publishers, to a campaign to block government interference with Australia’s national broadcaster, we present a month of events that are changing the free expression landscape in the region.
Bahrain must end harassment of human rights defender Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman
IFEX members call on the Government of Bahrain to stop the judicial harassment of Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, and to allow human rights defenders to exercise their right to freedom of expression.
On the anniversary of Charlie Hebdo, dissenting voices must be protected
Civil society groups mark the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack by calling on governments worldwide to fulfill their obligation to protect freedom of expression.
Protect Hungarians’ right to criticise public officials, say IFEX members
IFEX members support the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union’s draft law to decriminalise libel and defamation of public officials
Press freedom violations on the rise in Nepal
Freedom Forum is alarmed over a number of press freedom violations which have recently taken place in different parts of the country, particularly in Nepal’s southern plains area.
International community calls for the release of VICE fixer Mohammed Ismael Rasool
Members of the IFEX network and other concerned organisations demand justice for wrongful imprisonment of Mohammed Ismael Rasaool
India’s blockade on Nepal blocks free flow of information
Cable operators in Nepal banned Indian TV channels in response to the undeclared blockade of essential goods including cooking gas and petroleum products to Nepal.
Media targeted as violence escalates in Nepal
As the country is making a last ditch effort to promulgate a new constitution, unrest in the southern plains paralysed normal life but also put the media at the receiving end.