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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

In October 2018, ARTICLE 19 analysed the 2018 Law on the Organisation of Press, Media and the Supreme Council of Media (the Law) of the Arab Republic of Egypt for its compliance with international ...

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 ...

ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa’s latest report, Freedom of Expression and the Digital Environment in Eastern Africa examines the digital environment across six countries, namely Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, ...

Journalists and media outlets in Spain are facing multiple lawsuits for exposing corruption, reporting on matters of public concern or covering protests. Known as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public ...

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 ...