Articles by Freedom House
Freedom of the Press 2007: United States
Freedom of the Press 2007: United States
Freedom House concerned about eavesdropping law, attempt to make it permanent
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 13 February 2008 Freedom House press release: House Should Reject Bill Making Eavesdropping Law Permanent February 13, 2008 – The House should reject legislation extending the U.S. government’s ability to monitor citizen communications, Freedom House said today, adding that the organization was very disappointed that the Senate passed […]
Student arrested after asking critical questions at public event
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is an 11 February 2008 Freedom House press release: Student Critic of Cuban Government Should be Immediately Released February 11, 2008 – The recent arrest of a young critic of the Castro regime is a blatant violation of the universal right to free speech and a stark reminder that Cuba […]
Outspoken former MP among those arrested during wave of “blatant repression of any independent expression,” reports Freedom House
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 28 January 2008 Freedom House press release: Syrian Activists under Siege January 28, 2008 – In a continuing effort to stifle independent voices, the Syrian government today arrested one of Syria’s leading opposition figures and charged ten detained dissidents with undermining the state. Riyad Seif, a former member […]
Government blocks critical websites
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 25 October 2007 Freedom House press release: Freedom House Condemns Kazakh Government’s Blocking of Websites; Censorship in Direct Contradiction to OSCE Chairmanship Bid Kazakhstan’s blocking of four opposition websites is part of a broader pattern of press repression in that country and serves as another example of the […]
Scholar, detained for “endangering national security”, released on bail
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 21 August 2007 Freedom House press release: Freedom House Welcomes Release of Haleh Esfandiari and Calls on Iranian Government to Release other Iranian-Americans August 21, 2007 – Freedom House welcomes the news that Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari was released today from detention by the Iranian government, but urges […]
CAPSULE REPORT: Attacks on press freedom mount, Internet becoming only refuge, reports Freedom House
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 2 May 2007 Freedom House press release: Mounting Attacks on Press Freedom in Iran, Internet Fast Becoming Only Refuge May 2, 2007 – As press freedom in Iran continued to deteriorate in 2006, a striking contrast emerged between government efforts to restrict information and the public’s attempts to […]
CAPSULE REPORT: Press freedom findings in region disappointing after earlier hopeful years, says Freedom House
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a Freedom House press release: Press Freedom Findings in Middle East and North Africa Disappointing after Earlier Hopeful Years Reversing improvements seen in the last few years, press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa declined in 2006, and the region as a whole continued to show the […]