Articles by Freedom House
Restrictions on press freedom intensifying, concludes Freedom House in “2010 Freedom of the Press” study
The study reported that press freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year, producing a global landscape in which only one in six people live in countries with a free press.
Freedom House releases “Countries at the Crossroads” 2010 report
According to Freedom House’s assessment, declines exceeded improvements with widespread efforts by governments to restrict freedom of expression and association in particular.
Freedom House launches “30 Days of Press Freedom”
A new essay will be featured each day leading up to World Press Freedom Day and will highlight developments in press freedom for each of the 30 years of the survey’s publication.
More than 3,500 petition government to release journalists, writers
Petitioners’ names were collected through the “Our Society Will Be a Free Society” campaign, a coalition project dedicated to winning the freedom of all journalists jailed in Iran.
SEAPA and Freedom House train regional journalists on covering ASEAN Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights
The workshop aims to encourage and support the development of a pool of journalists who can cover, monitor and scrutinize the work of the AICHR.
UN Human Rights Council: 40 IFEX members reject “defamation of religions” resolutions
In a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council, 40 IFEX members protest resolutions on defamation of religion and the proposed elaboration of complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 22 other organisations call on UN High Commissioner to support human rights activists, journalists and bloggers
Rights groups appeal to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to take up cases of free expression violations targetting Bahraini journalists, bloggers and human rights defenders in an upcoming visit to the country.
Nigerian and Indonesian activists challenge repressive measures in “Defamation of Religions” debate
On 10 March 2010, Freedom House held a panel discussion to look at options for combating religious discrimination without restricting free speech.