Friday, 13 May 2016

CAMPAIGN

The IP Bill: Who are the biggest fans of the UK's new spying law?

The UK's Investigatory Powers Bill (IPB) proposes vast and almost wholly unchecked surveillance powers: ARTICLE 19 and Don’t Spy on Us know that the IP Bill is a bad idea so we developed a campaign to provoke the question: who else might want to put entire populations under surveillance? Read more >

Check out the campaign here

PRESS RELEASE

Iran: British Iranian arbitrarily arrested and in solitary confinement

ARTICLE 19 is extremely concerned by the arbitrary arrest, and subsequent detention without charge, of a British Iranian woman. She is currently in solitary confinement in Iran, having reportedly signed a confession under duress, the contents of which remain unclear. Her family have been informed that the investigation relates to an issue of ‘national security’ however no further information has been provided. Read more >

LEGAL ANALYSIS

Bangladesh: Information Communication Technology Act

In the analysis, ARTICLE 19 concludes that several provisions of this law are too vague or unnecessarily criminalise legitimate expression. The same is true of provisions granting investigatory powers to the authorities or imposing obligations on service providers for the purposes of assisting the investigation of cybercrimes. Read more >

Read ARTICLE 19's Analysis of the Bangladesh: Draft Digital Security Act

LEGAL ANALYSIS

Brazil: Cyber-security strategy

In this document, ARTICLE 19 analyses the Strategy of Information and Cyber-Security and Communication of the Brazil Federal Public Administration for 2015-2018 (the Estratégia). Read more in English | Português