Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

STATEMENT Enough food for everyone IF we force governments and big business to play fair ARTICLE 19 has joined a coalition launched this week of a hundred global organisations to make 2013 the year in which we make dramatic progress towards ending the global hunger crisis. Read more > PRESS RELEASE Azerbaijan: Failure to adopt resolution on political prisoners is a severe blow for human rights in Azerbaijan and to the credibility of Council of Europe ARTICLE 19 is disappointed with the outcome of today’s vote by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Whilst ARTICLE 19 welcomes the adoption of the resolution on monitoring Azerbaijan’s obligations it is extremely disappointing that a second resolution on political prisoners in Azerbaijan was rejected. Read more > More on Azerbaijan and PACE: Azerbaijan: Council of Europe must uphold its human rights credentials Azerbaijan: Adoption of Council of Europe resolutions is essential for human rights protection and democratic progress PRESS RELEASE Kenya: Increasing violence against journalists ahead of elections ARTICLE 19 is concerned about the increasing level of violence against journalists ahead of the national elections in the country in March 2013. A series of threats and attacks have been reported this month, including assaults by security officers and members of the public towards journalists who are covering political events. ARTICLE 19 calls on the Director of Public Prosecutions to launch prompt and effective investigations into all cases of violence and to hold those responsible to account. Read more > PRESS RELEASE Thailand: Prison sentence for journalist accused of insulting the King must be scrapped ARTICLE 19 condemns the conviction of a journalist and human rights defender. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk has been sentenced to 11 years in prison under the repressivelèse-majesté laws, for publishing two articles that are alleged to have insulted the King. ARTICLE 19 believes this to be a clear violation of the right to freedom of expression and calls on the Thai Criminal Court to quash his conviction immediately and order his unconditional release. Read more > NEWSLETTER Freedom of Expression in Eastern Africa This month saw more journalists under risk in Somalia and one columnist killed in South Sudan. Read more > AZAD TRIBUNE BLOG  Visit to Evin A number of members of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Commission visited ward 350 and 209 of the Evin prison. During this visit, they met some of so called ‘’seditious prisoners’’. Read more >  Find us on Facebook  Follow us on Twitter  Follow our RSS feed  Forward to a friend