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Link to: Thirty IFEX members sign petition to Prime Minister Lee asking him to withdraw charges against Alan Shadrake

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.

Link to: Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR

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.

Link to: Thirty-one IFEX members and 25 other groups call on the President of Puntland to respect freedom of expression

Thirty-one IFEX members and 25 other groups call on the President of Puntland to respect freedom of expression

Since Abdirahman Mohamed Farole became president on 11 January 2009, journalists have been arrested, physically assaulted, suspended, censored and even killed, and the operations of news media organisations have been threatened, closed or restricted.

Link to: Joint letter calls for newspaper editor’s release

Joint letter calls for newspaper editor’s release

RSF and nine other organisations have written President Aliev voicing concern about former editor Eynulla Fatullayev’s continued detention.

Link to: Mission report: Free expression under attack

Mission report: Free expression under attack

Nine organisations, including six IFEX members, participated in a mission ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary elections.

Link to: Thirty-three IFEX members call for freedom of expression during historic elections

Thirty-three IFEX members call for freedom of expression during historic elections

IFEX members called on the Burmese government and the governments of the ASEAN to ensure freedom of expression, access to information, democratic values and human rights are respected during this critical moment in the electoral history of Burma.

Link to: US should adopt principled China policy, say human rights advocates

US should adopt principled China policy, say human rights advocates

In a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, three IFEX members and other groups urge her to take a series of steps prior to the upcoming US-China summit.

Link to: New Freedom House study shows blasphemy laws a serious threat to human rights

New Freedom House study shows blasphemy laws a serious threat to human rights

The report examines how governments use these laws to legitimise crackdowns on divergent views under the pretext of maintaining ‘social harmony.’