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Link to: “Stop Censorship” movement prevented from holding rally

“Stop Censorship” movement prevented from holding rally

IMI was unconvinced by the court’s argument that the anti-censorship rally may have resulted in a public disturbance.

Link to: Fifty-seven IFEX members and partners call on world authorities to help stop human rights violations and free expression abuses

Fifty-seven IFEX members and partners call on world authorities to help stop human rights violations and free expression abuses

Forty-two IFEX members and 15 partners appealed for global attention to stop detention, torture and threats to journalists and free expression activists, including to IFEX member Bahrain Centre for Human Rights.

Link to: Over 100 organisations call on UN Human Rights Council to reject “defamation” and “denigration” of religions

Over 100 organisations call on UN Human Rights Council to reject “defamation” and “denigration” of religions

At the 16th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council taking place from 28 February to 25 March 2011, groups urged their governments to support a resolution which omits “defamation” and “denigration” of religions and focuses on freedom of expression, freedom of religion and non-discrimination.

Link to: Thirty-four IFEX members urge President Museveni to respect press freedom in lead-up to general elections

Thirty-four IFEX members urge President Museveni to respect press freedom in lead-up to general elections

The signing organisations are alarmed by the decreasing space for the voices of journalists and opposition parties during the run-up to the 18 February 2011 general elections.

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Fifty-five IFEX members and six other organisations urge authorities to respect and protect freedom of expression and the right to information

The groups condemn the serious violations of human rights taking place at this critical moment in Egypt.

Link to: Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists

Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists

On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November 2010, 44 IFEX members, including members of the IFEX Gender Working Group, call attention to the situation of women in the free expression community who are subject to targeted attacks because of their gender.

Link to: Thirty IFEX members sign petition to Prime Minister Lee asking him to withdraw charges against Alan Shadrake

Thirty IFEX members sign petition to Prime Minister Lee asking him to withdraw charges against Alan Shadrake

The public is invited to join IFEX members in signing a petition to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong regarding the case of British writer and journalist Alan Shadrake who is at risk of being sent to prison in Singapore for his book, “Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock” about the death penalty.

Link to: Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR

Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR

In support of the IFEX-Latin America and the Caribbean (IFEX-ALC) mission to the Honduras UPR in Geneva, IFEX members provided recommendations regarding the country’s freedom of expression record.