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ARTICLE 19 is concerned about ongoing prosecution of independent newspaper staff in Dagestan
ARTICLE 19 expresses its concerns about the ongoing trial of several staff of Dagestani independent weekly newspaper “Chernovik” and calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to abide by international and regional standards for freedom of expression. 21 Mar 2010 »
47 organizations urge UN HRC to reject resolutions which threaten to undermine freedom of expression
Forty seven international, regional and national civil society organizations – including ARTICLE 19 – have written to Member States of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) expressing their opposition to draft resolutions on “combating defamation of religions” and on complementary standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). 17 Mar 2010 »
Index on Censorship: Freedom of Expression Awards 2010
The 10th annual Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards honour those who, often at great personal risk, have given voice to issues and stories from around the globe that would otherwise have passed unnoticed. 14 Mar 2010 »
International PEN Writers in Prison Committee announces a caselist: period July to December 2009
The International PEN Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) presents a caselist summarising all recorded attacks against writers, journalists and publishers in the period July to December 2009. The caselist also includes the total figures of attacks for the period January to December 2009. The caselist shows a slight and in some cases remarkable increase of attacks in 2009, compared with 2008. 11 Mar 2010 »
ARTICLE 19 and IMS call on new President of Ukraine to stand for freedom of expression
On the occasion of the presidential inauguration last week, ARTICLE 19 and International Media Support (IMS) sent an open letter to the newly elected President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, right, urging him to respond immediately to serious shortcomings within the legislative and policy framework related to freedom of expression and freedom of media in Ukraine. 07 Mar 2010 »
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