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Turkey: Social media censorship continues
Access to Twitter was blocked for several hours after initially failing to comply with a court order requiring it to remove all images of a bombing allegedly linked to ISIS, in Suruç, a small town on the Turkey/Syria border.
ARTICLE 19 reminds the government that attacks on legitimate expression create an enabling space for extremism. In the wake of terrorist attacks, open discussion and debate are even more necessary. Read More >BOOK LAUNCH
Governance for Sustainable Development: The Post-2015 Agenda
The Sustainable Development Goals, about to be adopted by the World's leaders, bring the opportunity to bring real, significant, transformative and universal change, leaving no one behind. Sustainable development will, however, only become a reality if we have the enabling environment for it to happen. This week, we released a free e-book, 'Governance for Sustainable Development- the Post 2015 Agenda.'
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Senegal: Protection of journalistic sources is a pillar of media independence
Judicial proceedings against editors of two daily publications have begun; in both cases, pressure has been placed on the journalists to reveal their sources, violating the right to protect journalistic sources, a fundamental pillar of media independence.
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Ethiopia: Safety handbook for journalists covering elections
In the run-up to the election in May of this year, ARTICLE 19 produced a handbook to aid journalists in the coverage of the nation's 5th democratic election. Its advice is as relevant now as it was then.
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