Friday, 15 April 2016

COUNTRY REPORT

Kenya: Protest in 2015

We documented 140 protests in 2015, sparked by a wide range of issues including security, corruption, land-grabbing, unemployment, political reform, and road conditions. Of the 140 protests, 36 were violent.
See our infograhic here | Read the full report

INFOGRAPHIC

Mind the Gap: Iranian Activists in Exile

ARTICLE 19 has created a new interactive map to illustrate the issues, needs, and support gaps which Iranian human rights defenders face whilst continuing with their activism in exile.
Read more | Check out the Map | Read the full report: Defending from the Outside

PRESS RELEASE

Germany: Prosecution against comedian must be dropped

Angela Merkel has okayed the prosecution of Jan Böhmermann, a German comedian. Legal action was called for by Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after a poem making fun of him was recited on television. Read more >

LEGAL ANALYSIS

Kenya: Programming Code

Overall, the Code fails to meet the requirements of international standards on freedom of expression. Many of its provisions are vague or fail to set an appropriate balance between freedom of expression and competing rights. Read more | Read the full legal analysis

BLOG

EU and Turkey: Implications of the 'one in, one out' deal

By striking this deal with the Turkish authorities, the EU legitimises the conduct of the Turkish state, which has become increasingly oppressive and tending towards authoritarianism under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, cracking down on freedom of expression, through escalating attacks on those critical of the government. Read more >

SUBMISSION

ECtHR: Free Expression and Data Protection must be balanced

ARTICLE 19 has submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), regarding the case of Satakunnan Markkinporssi Oy and Satamedia Oy v Finland. This is one of the first cases where the ECtHR has examined the relationship between data protection and freedom of expression. Read more | Read the full amicus curiae brief

BLOG

Round-Up: ARTICLE 19 at IETF95

Last week, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) held its 95^th meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The IETF is a key Internet standards developing organization (SDO) working on the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. Read more >