Joint Statements

Eight hundred days after the arrest of journalist Jose Rubén Zamora Marroquín, the organisations ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America, Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Free Press Unlimited, Freedom House, Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP), Fundamedios, Protection International Mesoamérica, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the IFEX-ALC network reaffirm the urgent demand for the prompt and unconditional release of the journalist and founder of elPeriódico.

Dara is a frontline investigative journalist whose stories have uncovered corruption, environmental destruction, and human trafficking.

PM Fico is claiming 200,000 euros as compensation for non-material damage caused by the choice of cover photo on the book ‘Fico-Obsessed with Power’.

“This legislation imposes censorship on media by banning broadcasters from freely reporting on LGBTQI+ issues. The Georgian government must stop its legal attacks on press freedom and freedom of expression.”

The “Doppelgänger” campaign uses cybersquatting practices, through which Russian sources lease internet domains that clone legitimate media websites in order to spread false, pro-Russia narratives.

Cameroon’s attempt to curb mis/disinformation through legal means is resulting in a complex legal framework that raises concerns for freedom of expression.

“These threats and acts of intimidation are not isolated incidents but part of a broader, systemic issue affecting press freedom in Turkey”

A Member of Parliament is facing criminal investigation for expressing concerns over a proposal from the religious affairs minister.

Judges recently emphasised the link between the coordinated defamation campaign targeting the journalist and her public-interest journalism regarding plagiarism committed by high-ranking officials.

“Given the severity of the repression, the closure of civic space, and the continued targeting of human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists and peaceful protesters, the role of the Special Rapporteur remains critical.”

Eight people are detained by Nicolás Maduro’s government for carrying out their journalistic duties.

The wanted official had been in hiding despite an arrest warrant issued against him in 2023.

“Hundreds of people are behind bars in the country on politically motivated charges. A new wave of detentions is currently underway, with dozens of activists and media figures arrested on baseless, serious criminal charges.”

Rights groups raise alarms over the country’s crackdown on free speech ahead of its hosting of the 2024 UN event.

These violations, recorded by the MFRR platform, affected 1,212 media-related persons or entities. 474 incidents were recorded in EU states while 282 took place in candidate countries.

The court’s decision to acknowledge the failure of the earlier investigation represents a crucial victory for independent journalism in Romania.