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United Kingdom – Free Word Center

Free Word Center is an international center for literature, literacy and free expression. It works to promote, protect and democratise the power of the written and spoken word, nationally and internationally. Founder organisations: Apples and Snakes, Article 19, Booktrust, English PEN, Index on Censorship, The Arvon Foundation, The Literary Consultancy, The Reading Agency.

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Image: World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS), Geneva, 14-18 May 2012. Copyright: groups.itu.int

Article 19 and dozens of NGOs call for greater transparency in WCIT 2012

At the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS), taking place in Geneva, Article 19 and 30 other NGOs asked for greater transparency and civil participation in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and preparatory process undertaken for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) 2012. 20 May 2012 »

Image: Free Speech Not For Sale Copyright: http://www.libelreform.org/

Campaign’s success in UK: Libel reform announced

English PEN, Article 19 and Index on Censorship welcome the Government’s announcement that it will bring a Defamation Bill before Parliament. This is a major milestone in Libel Reform Campaign to widen the space for free expression in the UK and around the world. 13 May 2012 »

Image: 10 censored countries Copyright: cpj.org

Uzbekistan and Belarus among most censored countries in the world

These two post-soviet states are on the new Committee‘s to Protect Journalists (CPJ) list of ten countries in the world where free media is most heavily censored. Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan are the runners-up. 06 May 2012 »

Image: Azerbaijani journalist Idrak Abbasov assaulted in Baku on 18-04-2012. Copyright: indexoncensorship.org

Azerbaijani journalist brutally attacked

In Azerbaijan five independent reporters, including award-winning journalist Idrak Abbasov, were brutally assaulted just weeks before the Eurovision Song Contest. 29 Apr 2012 »

Image: UN calls for release of all political prisoners Copyright: nn.by

UN calls for release of all political prisoners

At least 13 political prisoners remain behind bars in Belarus, two weeks after the release of the former presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau. 22 Apr 2012 »

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