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Link to: Freedom House launches campaign to defend freedom of expression

Freedom House launches campaign to defend freedom of expression

The campaign is in response to a growing crackdown on freedom of expression around the world and in honor of U.N. Human Rights Day.

Link to: Twenty-six IFEX members condemn brutal suicide bombing that killed three journalists

Twenty-six IFEX members condemn brutal suicide bombing that killed three journalists

Calling on the international community to protect Somali citizens, particularly journalists, 26 IFEX members appeal for justice following the 3 December 2009 attack that killed more than 25 people, including three journalists.

Link to: Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice

Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice

Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.

Link to: Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech

Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech

Forty IFEX members express solidarity with women who have been the victims of violence for exercising their free expression rights.

Link to: Freedom House launches web feature on fall of Berlin Wall

Freedom House launches web feature on fall of Berlin Wall

In honour of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Freedom House highlights the changes in freedom in the former communist world that followed the seminal event.

Link to: Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom

Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom

While calling on the Moroccan government to stop the current crackdown against press freedom, 31 IFEX members and others condemn the recent arrests and harassment of journalists and independent press.

Link to: Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance

Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance

23 IFEX members and other organisations call for the defeat of proposed legal mechanisms and say that attempts to address racial or religious hatred should conform to standards of international law.

Link to: Postponing Dalai Lama meeting sends wrong message, says Freedom House

Postponing Dalai Lama meeting sends wrong message, says Freedom House

China’s leaders use a mixture of interference, cooptation and intimidation to muzzle voices critical of the Chinese government beyond its borders, says the organisation.