Joint Statements

A new SCM study highlights the need for effective mechanisms to address widespread abuses against journalists in Syria.

CPJ and rights groups support congressional calls for the Biden administration to pressure Israel for independent journalist access to Gaza.

Press freedom groups condemn the numerous judicial decisions aimed at preventing the publication of information in the public interest by four Belgian media outlets.

IFEX and other signatories stress that this is a severe blow to independent radio broadcasting in Turkey, silencing a platform known for promoting diverse, critical voices and addressing issues of profound public interest.

In recognition of the increasing efforts to restrict books, those who write them, publish them or make them available to readers, five organisations representing authors, publishers, booksellers and libraries worldwide have issued a joint statement.

Across the cases that CIHRS and Human Rights Watch documented, the Houthis had not brought charges against the people detained.

Marking the seventh anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death, press freedom groups call on the Maltese government “to finally deliver on the recommendations of the public inquiry into her murder”.

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.