Over the next 2 days, Switzerland, the OHCHR and ARTICLE 19 host an expert workshop on bringing the Rabat Plan of Action into the digital age.
It is vital that we tackle incitement to religious hatred online while ensuring we protect #FreedomOfExpression freedom of religious belief + #HumanRights
✍️ Sign the petition: Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is detained in Kuwait under new security and fake news laws.
Demand Kuwaiti authorities immediately and unconditionally release him. ⤵️
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#freeahmed #FreeAhmedEldin
Now more than ever, civil society needs sustained support – grounded in local priorities and designed to help it adapt, rebuild, and continue holding power to account.
Our research reveals the scale of the damage:
🔹Diminished protection for journalists and rights defenders
🔹Shrinking civic space
🔹Weakened ability to promote internet freedom
🔹Reduced support for ind media
🔹Curtailed capacity to address impacts of disinformation
New report! Targeted explores the global impact of US foreign aid cuts on freedom of expression, and the people working to defend it.
Being held liable for others' comments is ‘too heavy a burden’, Fabio Butera told fellow journalists and activists supporting his case.
Let's hope the appeals court overturns the initial decision, clarifying that responsibility for speech lies with the speaker.
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As Hungary’s new government takes office, media freedom must be top of the agenda.
We welcome a new era for freedom of expression after a decade and a half of sustained deterioration, and a historic opportunity to rejoin the European Union’s democratic community.
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Despite the High Court ruling that the ban on Palestine Action was unlawful, police continue to stifle freedom of expression and the right to protest.
ARTICLE 19 urges the government and authorities to protect our fundamental rights, not criminalise them.
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As we remember editor Slavko Ćuruvija, we call for an end to impunity for crimes against journalists in Serbia.
No journalist deserves to be targeted with violence or threatened for doing the job of holding power to account. The government must act now.
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ARTICLE 19 condemns Israel’s targeting of journalists in Lebanon and Palestine.
There must be an independent, transparent international investigation now.
Under international humanitarian law, there is a clear obligation to protect media workers.
www.article19.org/resources/is...
We join our @article19mxca.bsky.social colleagues in welcoming the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances’ decision to bring the situation in Mexico before the General Assembly – an important move towards justice and truth, and one the government has refused to take.
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We strongly condemn the arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh, one of #Iran's most prominent human rights lawyers. She has been arrested multiple times since 2010 b/c of her activism. Her husband Reza has been imprisoned since 2024. We call for their immediate release www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Should we be held legally liable for comments on our social media posts?
Next week, a ruling in Italy’s top appeals court could change journalism in Italy and further afield – and have an impact on everyone's free speech online.
Read ARTICLE 19’s analysis:
www.article19.org/resources/it...
In Serbia journalists face record levels of violence, death threats and online smear campaigns.
The government must act now to protect journalists + media freedom.
Read about our mission with @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social and the @coe.int safety platform.
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Day 2 of the Palestine Digital Activism Forum: The Battle Over the Palestinian Digital Narrative in the Information Age
ARTICLE 19 & partners discuss war propaganda and the need for a coordinated human rights-based approach to protection and accountability.
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Join us for the launch of Targeted, ARTICLE 19's report exploring the global impact of US foreign aid cuts on freedom of expression and the people working to defend it.
How can the sector protect human rights in 2026 & beyond?
📅Thursday 16 April ⏰1:00–2:30 PM BST
Register: tinyurl.com/35zaz2r6
We condemn the killing of journalists Ali Shoeib, Fatima Ftouni and Mohammed Ftouni following an Israeli strike.
During armed conflict, reliable information saves lives.
Under international law, journalists are civilians. Targeting them is a war crime.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
On Saturday, 28 March, ARTICLE 19 will join the Together Alliance march against racism and rising far-right sentiment.
All voices must be heard without fear, discrimination or exclusion. We believe that protecting expression and equality go hand in hand.
Join us!
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
ARTICLE 19 stands in solidarity with anti-racism and migrant rights activist Saadia Mosbah. We condemn the unjust sentence against her, and urge authorities in Tunisia to stop attacks on civil society and freedom of expression.
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This week, ARTICLE 19 joins @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social partners in Serbia alongside the @coemediafreedom.bsky.social platform to protect journalists and journalism. We’ll assess rising attacks & pressure – including SLAPPs + spyware – and how to address them.
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Guinea has banned 40 political parties, a blow to political freedoms and free expression.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the govt to reverse the ban and uphold obligations under the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, the ICCPR + Guinea’s constitution.
www.article19.org/resources/gu...
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the news that human rights defenders Nasta Lojka & Marfa Rabkova and journalist Katsiaryna Andreeva are among 250 prisoners released in Belarus.
But this does not signal a change in repressive policies.
All political prisoners must be freed.
www.article19.org/resources/be...
428 global organisations and 266 individuals express solidarity with human rights defender Andrie Yunus.
We call on the Indonesian authorities to conduct a thorough, independent investigation into his attempted assassination and hold all perpetrators accountable.
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ARTICLE 19 stands in solidarity with Andrie Yunus and KontraS.
Authorities in Indonesia must conduct a thorough, independent investigation into the acid attack on Yunus, targeted for his activism and for criticising the govt, including during 2025 protests.
www.article19.org/resources/in...
Today, a NGO-supported #HRC61side event on the 2026 massacres in Iran.
“If we put the people of Iran at the heart of any solution, the military escalation must stop and all parties must resume diplomatic dialogue immediately” –Special Rapporteur Mai Sato
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Reporting on the war has been stifled by censorship, imposed by all parties to the conflict and third states.
We must have access to reliable news and information. Censorship inhibits war reporting, and internet blackouts and AI pose profound risks to civilians.
Social media has been flooded with disinformation. Tech companies must be transparent, and recognise the pivotal role they play in modern conflict. They must respect international human rights and humanitarian law.
We call for an immediate ceasefire and protection of civilians.
Unlawful intervention is not a solution. States must reaffirm their commitment to the principles of the UN Charter – the foundations of global peace and security.
