Articles by Freedom House
Freedom of the Press 2007: Burundi
Freedom of the Press 2007: Burundi
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 […]