PRESS RELEASE
Malaysia: Cartoonist to be charged under Sedition Act
Malaysian cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, will be charged under the Sedition Act on Friday 3 April 2015, in a hearing at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur. We are calling on the Malaysian government to drop all charges against him and repeal the Sedition Act.Read more >BLOG
Bangladesh: We respond to tragic murder of blogger Washiqur Rahman
“It is tragic that we have witnessed once again the murder of another young blogger, so soon after the death of Avijit Roy. We strongly condemn the attack, and call for a prompt and open investigation to ensure the perpetrators, and masterminds of this crime, are brought to justice.
Indeed this is the third murder of a blogger since 2013, and no-one has been convicted for any of these crimes.”
Tahmina Rahman, Director, Bangladesh and South Asia, ARTICLE
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Iran: Nuclear talks, arrests, censorship and internet control
This week, the nuclear talks resumed and Iran has been signaling that the country’s potential easing of restrictions – if the negotiations succeed - will not be an easy and straightforward process. With the declining economy, Iran has been trying to balance between its desire to economically benefit from the current improvement in relations with the West, and to maintain previous levels of censorship and control over its cyber space.
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UN HRC: Resolution on combating religious intolerance adopted, but test remains in implementation
“The UN’s highest human rights body has reaffirmed that addressing religious intolerance, discrimination and violence is best achieved through open debate, where the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief are both fully protected,” said Thomas Hughes, Executive Director of ARTICLE 19.
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UN HRC: Iran Special Rapporteur Mandate Extended
We welcome the adoption by the Human Rights Council of a resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran. “...[It] is crucial to keeping sustained international attention on the grave situation for freedom of expression in Iran,” said Thomas Hughes, Executive Director of ARTICLE 19.
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