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Coalition government promises major reforms for freedom of expression and information
The new government has published its "Programme for Government" plan, which includes commitments to a number of reforms that will ... -
Draft administrative code props up harsh penalties against media, ARTICLE 19 warns
ARTICLE 19 calls on the government to ensure the draft code meets international freedom of expression standards. -
Television director killed in Dagestan; journalist assaulted in St. Petersburg
Sayid Ibragimov was ambushed by gunmen as he was traveling with a team of repairmen on their way to restore ... -
Reverse conviction of activist, Human Rights Watch urges
Aleksei Sokolov, a prisoners' rights advocate who exposed corruption and torture in the prison system, was sentenced to five years ... -
Russia: Reverse Conviction of Human Rights Defender
(Moscow) - The Russian authorities should free the human rights defender Aleksei Sokolov and carry out an independent and ... -
Escalating censorship cause for concern, say 23 IFEX members
A drastic decline in the state of freedom of expression has taken place in Ukraine since President Victor Yanukovych came ... -
European Court must ensure that religious "hate speech" laws conform with international standards on freedom…
The organisation has submitted an amicus curiae brief to the ECHR in the case against the organisers of an art ... -
IFJ condemns television call for violence against journalists
A broadcaster issued a list of targeted journalists, accusing them of being traitors and calling for their "liquidation". -
Poet and Belarusian PEN president Vladimir Neklyayev detained in Minsk
According to PEN's information, Belarusian officials were specifically targeting the "Speak the Truth" campaign. Its offices were searched, and all ... -
Editor sentenced to 166 years in prison
A Turkish newspaper editor accused of being a member of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was sentenced to 166 ...
