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Link to: Freedom of expression situation worsens in aftermath of Eurovision

Freedom of expression situation worsens in aftermath of Eurovision

Since Eurovision ended, critical journalists and activists have been targeted and the authorities have adopted repressive legislation aimed at further limiting free expression rights, says the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan.

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IFEX-TMG alarmed by recent attacks on artistic expression

IFEX-TMG alarmed by the recent attacks on freedom of expression, in particular against artistic expression, in the name of religion, including seizure of paintings.

Link to: Government targets NGOs in escalation of assault on LGBT rights

Government targets NGOs in escalation of assault on LGBT rights

The government plans to revoke the registrations of 38 NGOs it accuses of promoting homosexuality, effectively banning them from operating in the country.

Mazen Darwish, SCM Director

Call to release freedom of expression defenders held incommunicado

Over 80 groups around the world call on the authorities to free human rights defenders, journalists, bloggers and writers, some of whom have been detained incommunicado; and request help from UN Special Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan.

Link to: New Freedom House report says Hungary, Ukraine at forefront of democratic decline in Central and Eastern Europe

New Freedom House report says Hungary, Ukraine at forefront of democratic decline in Central and Eastern Europe

At a time of growing economic uncertainty, the report warns of rising anti-democratic tendencies in Hungary and Ukraine that have the potential to take root elsewhere in the region.

Link to: Freedom House welcomes end of Emergency Law

Freedom House welcomes end of Emergency Law

While the lapse of the Emergency Law is a step in the right direction, Freedom House urges all political forces in Egypt to take steps to ensure that no such measures can be imposed again.

Link to: The fragile state of media freedom in Latin America

The fragile state of media freedom in Latin America

(Freedom House/IFEX) – 4 June 2012 – The following is a Freedom House Freedom at Issue blog item: By Karin Deutsch Karlekar Project Director of “Freedom of the Press” The current state of media freedom in Latin America was driven home in early May, when three journalists were murdered in Mexico within a week of […]

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IFEX-TMG calls for seven-year sentences to be overturned

Ahead of a court of appeal hearing on 28 May, IFEX-TMG urges judiciary to quash the seven-year prison terms handed down to Ghazi Ben Mohamed Beji and Jaber Ben Abdallah Majri for online publishing.