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Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja with human rights defender Nabeel Rajab before they were jailed., GCHR

President Obama urged to help release Bahraini human rights defenders and activists

In a letter to the US President, 40 human rights organisations called for US support to release 13 Bahrainis, unjustly jailed by the Bahraini government, one of the strongest allies of the US in the region.

Oussame Boujeile (pictured) and Chaine Bilrish face prison for their political graffiti.

Fully guarantee media independence in new Tunisian Constitution, says IFEX-TMG

While welcoming moves to implement measures that guarantee media independence, IFEX-TMG calls on the Tunisian government to fully respect free expression in the new Constitution and put an end to attacks on journalists and artists.

Tunisian media workers striking outside SNJT, Salma Mahfoudh/IMS

IFEX-TMG calls on Tunisia to guarantee media independence

IFEX-TMG supports media strike in Tunisia on 17 October to protest media appointments and the failure to guarantee media freedom in the draft Constitution.

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (right) meets newly appointed Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid (left) in Mogadishu, Reuters

IFEX members call on new Somali government to protect journalists

Over 40 IFEX members worldwide call for the new President of Somalia to help combat impunity in the killing of journalists, revise media laws and uphold UN and African resolutions to help protect journalists.

Kamel Labidi (centre left) speaks at Tunisia's UPR at the UN in Geneva., IFEX-TMG

Tunisia should accept all UN recommendations on free expression, says IFEX-TMG

While welcoming Tunisia’s acceptance of 110 of its 125 recommendations during a UN review last week, the IFEX-TMG calls on the country to implement them without delay and end the criminalisation of defamation.

Imprisoned Cambodian radio broadcaster Mam Sonando has been active in the human rights movement, CCHR

Call for release of Cambodian activist and broadcaster

As trial proceeds, over forty IFEX members urge the Cambodian government to drop charges facing detained rights defender and broadcaster Mam Sonando.

A hundred Tunisian journalists gathered on 22 August in the Kasbah, Tunis to criticising appointments in the public media., El Watan

Old-style repression threatens free expression in new Tunisia, says IFEX-TMG

IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group protests government appointments at media outlets, as well as mounting attacks on journalists, writers and artists.

Release Bahraini human rights activists now, say international groups

A group of 46 human rights organisations led by IFEX calls on member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council to urge Bahrain to release human rights defenders and peaceful opposition activists.