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Link to: Thirty IFEX members sign letter to authorities regarding attacks against journalists

Thirty IFEX members sign letter to authorities regarding attacks against journalists

IFEX members condemn the increased attacks and judicial harassment against Somali journalists and media organisations.

Link to: Thirty IFEX members protest travel ban on Nabeel Rajab and other threats to BCHR

Thirty IFEX members protest travel ban on Nabeel Rajab and other threats to BCHR

On 1 June, the King of Bahrain has promised to end the state of emergency he imposed in mid-March to quell pro-democracy demonstrations. This would be a welcome occasion for the Bahraini government to end human rights abuses including lifting the travel ban on Nabeel Rajab so that he can join us in Beirut.

Link to: Writer and academic detained without charge

Writer and academic detained without charge

Dr Ahmad Qatamesh has been held without charge by Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank since 21 April 2011.

Link to: Journalist acquitted after three years in prison; fears for safety

Journalist acquitted after three years in prison; fears for safety

WiPC is alarmed that Jesús Lemus Barajas reportedly fears for his safety to the extent that he is planning to go into exile.

Link to: IFEX-TMG members support fair and transparent allocation process for broadcasting licences

IFEX-TMG members support fair and transparent allocation process for broadcasting licences

Ahead of the first ever democratic elections in the country, IFEX-TMG members encourage a swift, fair and transparent broadcast licencing process.

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: Author jailed for insult released

Author jailed for insult released

Bertrand Teyou was accused of ‘insulting’ President Paul Biya’s wife in his 2010 book “The Belle of the Banana Republic”.

Link to: IFEX-TMG mission to Tunisia observes freedom of expression post 14 January

IFEX-TMG mission to Tunisia observes freedom of expression post 14 January

In its seventh formal mission to Tunisia, and the second visit since deposed President Zine El Abedine Ben Ali fled the country, an IFEX-TMG delegation spent over a week meeting a wide range of stakeholders as part of the ongoing assessment of the state of freedom of expression in the country.