LAUNCH
Iropoly: Can you win at the game of digital security?
ARTICLE 19 has launched Iropoly, a brand-new video series which tackles head on the challenges that Iranian activists face in order to stay safe when communicating online.
These videos are needed now more than ever.
“It’s estimated that there are at least 22 million Internet users in Iran, almost a third of the population. While Internet use increases, so does the Iranian government’s attempts to stifle expression online, particularly targeting activists and opposition voices,” explained David Diaz-Jogeix, ARTICLE 19’s Director of Programmes.
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STATEMENT
Turkey: Drop criminal charges against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül
On the eve of a trial scheduled to start on 25 March 2016, a coalition of leading international free expression and press freedom groups condemned the criminal case targeting Cumhuriyet journalists, Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, and called on authorities in Turkey to drop all charges against them.
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Egypt: Unprecedented crackdown on NGOs
In recent weeks, the Egyptian authorities have summoned human rights workers for questioning, banned them from travel, and attempted to freeze their personal funds and family assets. These steps indicate that a five-year-old investigation into the funding and registration of independent human rights groups could soon result in criminal charges, 14 international organisations said this week.
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ADVOCACY LETTER
UNHRC 31: States must reject flawed resolution on "terrorism"
ARTICLE 19, joined by leading civil society organisations, has written to States at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to urge them to either defer or vote against a draft resolution on "the effect of terrorism on human rights", proposed by Egypt.
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UNHRC 31: Iran Special Rapporteur mandate extended
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the adoption by the Human Rights Council of a resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“The Special Rapporteur on Iran’s mandate is crucial for ensuring sustained international scrutiny on the grave human rights situation in the country ... It is essential that Iran cooperate with the Special Rapporteur,” said Thomas Hughes, Executive Director of ARTICLE 19.
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