Articles by Freedom House
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 […]
CAPSULE REPORT: Freedom House study identifies emerging governmental threats to Internet freedom in 15 countries
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 30 March 2009 Freedom House press release: New Study Identifies Emerging Threats to Internet Freedom Washington – 30 March 2009 – A new study from Freedom House warns that the rights of internet and mobile phone users are increasingly at risk as governments, both […]
Twenty-seven IFEX members join numerous other organisations in urging UN Human Rights Council members to reject “Defamation of Religions” resolution
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a joint statement by 186 signatories, including 27 IFEX members, calling on United Nations member states to reject the “defamation of religions” resolution tabled at the UN Human Rights Council: Joint NGO Statement on Danger of U.N. “Defamation of Religions” Campaign We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, Deeply concerned by […]
Dissident Ayman Nour released following concerns over his health
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is an 18 February 2009 Freedom House press release: Nour Release Welcomed, but Thousands Remain Unjustly Jailed Washington, February 18, 2009 – Freedom House welcomes today’s release of Egyptian dissident Ayman Nour and urges President Hosni Mubarak to release Egypt’s remaining political prisoners. Nour, who was jailed on dubious forgery […]
Freedom in the World 2009 Survey Release
Freedom in the World 2009 Survey Release