ADVOCACY LETTER
Malaysia: Drop charges against cartoonist Zunar
We joined together with English PEN, Index on Censorship, Media Legal Defence Initiative, and PEN International to write to the Malaysian Prime Minister calling for the charges against cartoonist, Zunar, to be dropped. Read more >
PRESS RELEASE
UK: ARTICLE 19 welcomes Supreme Court ruling on memoir
In a robust defence of freedom of expression, a Supreme Court judgment overturned an injunction preventing publication of the musician James Rhodes' memoir 'Instrumental'. ARTICLE 19 has long argued that injunctions to prevent publication are inherently dangerous for freedom of expression and democracy, and must be recognised as prior-censorship which can only be justified in exceptional circumstances. Read more >
STATEMENT
Brazil: Death of journalist must be investigated
Blogger and journalist, Evany José Metzker, disappeared on 14 May. He was found beheaded a few days later, and his body appeared to have been subjected to extreme violence. We call on authorities to rigorously investigate the case, paying special attention to whether the crime took place due to the journalistic investigations that Metzker was carrying out. Read more >
PRESS RELEASE
Azerbaijan: Adoption of OGP report on reduced civic space
We welcome the report, adopted by the Steering Committee of the Open Governance Partnership (OGP) on 18 May, acknowledging the inability of civil society to actively participate in and influence Azerbaijan’s OGP action plan, affecting Azerbaijan’s participation in the OGP. Read more >
PRESS RELEASE
Kenya: Legal reforms need to go further
We welcome the establishment of an 11 member taskforce to review the Kenya Information and Communication Act (Broadcasting Regulations) 2010 but are disappointed with the incomplete and piecemeal legal reform being undertaken, given the deteriorating press freedom situation. Read more >
                  
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