We, the undersigned organisations, condemn in the strongest terms the conviction of Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, and the court’s order to shut down ...

ARTICLE 19’s new handbook, Safeguarding payments, sustaining movements, examines how major payment companies collect, retain, and share financial information – and sets out practical steps activists ...

Discover ARTICLE 19’s reports, featuring expert insights and actionable recommendations on free expression, digital rights, and internet freedom. Our research delves into critical global challenges, ...

ARTICLE 19’s legal and policy work sits at the core of what we do, from fighting for protection for human rights defenders under threat to influencing international standards on digital rights. We ...

Journalists and human rights defenders around the world face major risks as a result of their work. Governments and other powerful actors, seeking to escape scrutiny and stifle dissent, often respond ...

The role of the media in any society is to investigate and share information and ideas, in particular on issues of public interest, so that the public is informed and able to play their part in ...

ARTICLE 19 provides in-depth analysis of Thailand’s defamation laws in its new report Silencing Dissent: Defamation Laws and the Fight for Free Expression in Thailand, underscoring an urgent call for ...

ARTICLE 19 and the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) are concerned about some specific provisions of the Online Safety Bill (OSB) 2024, tabled in Parliament yesterday for the first reading due ...

In March 2021 the Malaysian Emergency (Essential Powers) (No. 2) Ordinance 2021 (the ‘Fake News Ordinance’ or ‘Ordinance’) was adopted. ARTICLE 19 has conducted a legal analysis of this Ordinance, ...

In this analysis, ARTICLE 19 reviews the compatibility of the Bangladesh Digital Security Act 2018 (the 2018 Act), adopted in October 2018, for its compliance with international standards on freedom ...

ARTICLE 19 is alarmed by the recent proliferation of ‘hate speech’ and discrimination targeting Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. We urge the government to act immediately to condemn the recent ...

I. What is ‘hate speech’? ‘Hate speech’ is an emotive concept, and there is no universally accepted definition of it in international human rights law. A definition of ‘hate speech’ that means any ...