PETITION
ARTICLE 19 supports petition calling on EU leaders to stop mass surveillance
PRESS RELEASE
Russia: London libel case against Browder distracts attention from truth about Magnitsky’s death in detention
Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian whistleblower, who died in pre-trial
detention in 2009, was recently found guilty, posthumously, of tax fraud
offences. Despite clear objections by his family, the Russian
Prosecutor’s Office put Magnitsky on trial posthumously under special
provisions in Russian law. This week, his colleague, William Browder,
who was tried and convicted in the same trial, is contending libel
allegations in the High Court in London. ARTICLE 19 is concerned that
the libel case against Browder deflects attention from finding the truth
about Magnitsky’s death.
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PRESS RELEASE
Countdown to the Sochi Olympics – 200 days: Russia targets LGBT visitors
ARTICLE 19 is concerned about the detention and questioning of four
Dutch citizens for violating the recently adopted ‘gay propaganda’ law.
With exactly 200 days to go before the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics
in Sochi the Russian authorities have given a clear signal that
visitors should not show their support for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and
Transgender rights.
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DOCUMENT D’ORIENTATION
ARTICLE 19 condamne l'assassinat de l'opposant Mohamed Brahmi
ARTICLE 19 a accueilli avec une grande émotion et profonde
consternation, l'assassinat de Mohamed Brahmi, l'ancien secrétaire
général du mouvement populaire (Achaab) et député à l'Assemblée
Nationale Constituante ANC. L’organisation adresse ses plus sincères
condoléances à sa famille
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STATEMENT
Russia: Putin’s fiercest political opponent receives criminal sentence but keeps his freedom for now
On 18 July, well-known Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was
sentenced by a local court in Kirov to five years in prison for
embezzlement and was detained immediately after the verdict. However,
the political theatre surrounding Navalny took a surreal turn when the
Prosecutor’s Office made a highly unusual and unexpected request for his
release. Navalny was freed the following day pending the appeal of his
sentence.
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UPDATE
European Court of Human Rights: Criminal ban on veil in public violates right to freedom of expression
The case of S.A.S v. France: The applicant to the European Court, a
French national and practising Muslim, complained that she was fined for
wearing the niqab (a full body covering with a veil that covers a
woman’s hair and face leaving on the eyes visible). A ban on wearing
clothing concealing one’s face in public came into effect in France in
April 2011. The penalty for breaking the law is a fine of up to €150 or
compulsory citizenship classes. Separate penalties are provided for
anyone forcing a woman to conceal her face in public. The applicant is
one of 300 women who were fined under the law within its first year. The
case was passed to the Grand Chamber of the European Court on 28 May
2013.
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ADVOCACY LETTER
Joint Letter: Call for the release of Le Quoc Quan
Dear Mr President, The signatory organisations respectfully request that
you raise with the Vietnamese Government the arrest and arbitrary
detention of Mr Le Quoc Quan, prominent lawyer, blogger and human rights
defender. We understand that President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam will
meet with you on 25 July 2013 and we sincerely hope that you will take
this opportunity to discuss Mr Quan’s case with him.
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BLOG
A Very Light Touch And a Heavy Hand
The last few months have been very eye opening for the public about the
activities of our police and security services. The Guardian's
revelations about pervasive surveillance by the US National Security
Agency and our very own GCHQ, the Met's widespread infiltration of
environmental activists (including seducing members and writing their
allegedly libellous brochures) and anti-racist groups, and the bugging
of meetings with grieving mothers are just the short list.
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BLOG
Strasbourg: Journalists must assess the reliability of interviewee’s allegations before publication
Are journalists liable in defamation for the publication of statements
by someone they have interviewed? The ECtHR has stated that
investigative reporting based on interviews is one of the most important
ways in which journalists inform the public about issues of concern.
Liability should only be imposed on journalists when there are
particularly strong reasons for doing so.
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UPDATE
ARTICLE 19 annual report for 2012
Throughout 2012, ARTICLE 19 stepped up its work on internet freedom and
continued building the importance of access to information to the
protection of other rights, including economic rights, and more
generally to the fight against poverty. ARTICLE 19 also ramped up its
model for successful protection programme, extending the approach from
Mexico to among others, Brazil, Senegal and Cambodia.
Read more about ARTICLE 19's work in 2012 >
