Articles by Freedom House
Freedom House report points to growing threat to Internet by authoritarian regimes
Freedom House report features analysis from prominent experts on the ways in which China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and Pakistan are preventing the emergence of an international system based on the rule of law, human rights, and free expression.
Forty IFEX members protest attacks on free expression
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty IFEX members signed the following statement, calling on the Bahraini authorities to address recent attacks on free expression in that country.
Forty IFEX members appeal for diplomatic support in detained journalists’ case
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty IFEX members signed on to a letter calling on the international community to press for the release of journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling.
Thirty-seven IFEX members express concern about deterioration of free expression
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Thirty-seven IFEX members signed on to a statement calling on the Azerbaijani authorities to address the deterioration in press freedom.
JOINT ACTION: Thirty-two IFEX members and other partners call on Uzbek President to release wrongfully imprisoned journalist Salijon Abdurahmanov
Abdurahmanov was the only independent correspondent to cover the whole of Karakalpakstan, whose people have already lost the sea, fish, jobs, prosperity and health, and are now losing their last hope for the future. (CPJ/Freedom House/IFEX) Mr. Islam Karimov President of Uzbekistan, ul. Uzbekistanskaya 43, Rezidentsia prezidenta, 700163 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Fax: +998 71 133 1395325. […]
Global press freedom declines in every region for first time, says Freedom House report
Journalists faced an increasingly grim working environment in 2008, with global press freedom declining for a seventh straight year and deterioration occurring for the first time in every region, according to Freedom House’s annual media study. (Freedom House/IFEX) – Washington – May 1, 2009 Global Press Freedom Declines in Every Region for First Time Israel, […]
Journalist Roxana Saberi charged with spying for the United States
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 9 April 2009 Freedom House press release: Saberi Case New Salvo in Iranian Press Freedom Assault Washington – April 9, 2009 – Freedom House is deeply concerned by reports that an Iranian judge has charged Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi with spying for the United States and calls for […]
Freedom House dismayed by new regulations, increasing censorship on video-sharing websites
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 2 April 2009 Freedom House press release: Freedom House Dismayed by New Chinese Internet Restrictions Washington – April 2, 2009 – Freedom House is deeply disturbed by regulations issued this week by China’s authoritarian leaders that warn video-sharing websites to increase censorship, further restricting what is already one […]