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International Special Rapporteurs for Free Expression Highlight Critical Ten Challenges
The four international special rapporteurs on freedom of expression have released their tenth annual Joint Declaration on Ten Key Challenges to Freedom of Expression in the Next Decade. Brought together by ARTICLE 19 and the Centre for Law and Democracy in February 2010, the special rapporteurs have issued a Joint Declaration each year since 1999.
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UK: Supreme Court Reaffirms Open Justice Principle and Orders Identification of Terror Suspects
ARTICLE 19 welcomes today’s unanimous decision of the Supreme Court ordering the identification of five persons who had their assets frozen by the Treasury for suspicion of supporting terrorist activities. The judgment emphasises the principles of open justice and the public interest, and provides important guidance for the courts when attempting to balance the right to privacy with the right to freedom of expression....
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Jordan: Courts Extend Law to Curb Internet Freedoms
ARTICLE 19 notes with concern that the Kingdom of Jordan’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has amended the country’s Press and Publications Law to extend government control over online content. The court’s decision, issued last week but published only today, empowers authorities to prosecute or impose fines on journalists, bloggers and editors for publishing online material that may be deemed offensive or imply criticism of the Government, national unity or the economy....
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Jordan: The Right to Know in the Middle East – Building an Agenda for a Culture of Transparency
Sixty activists, parliamentarians, journalists and lawyers from across the Middle East and North Africa mapped out an ‘agenda for action’ for freedom of information in the region....
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Jordan: ARTICLE 19 Working in Partnership to Enhance Free Expression Across Middle East
Twenty journalists, lawyers and human rights activists from Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia met yesterday to map a way forward for free speech in the Middle East at a workshop convened by ARTICLE 19 in Amman, Jordan. Participants joined forces to renew and strengthen efforts to enhance freedom of expression across the region, against a backdrop of restrictive laws and practices in many countries....
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Innovative Research Shows Impact of Civil Defamation on Freedom of Expression
ARTICLE 19 today launches the first-ever global study of civil defamation. Based on two years of research across 176 countries, this online resource maps civil defamation across the world to reveal that free expression is being seriously undermined....
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Copenhagen: ARTICLE 19 Calls for a Changed Climate for Free Expression and Freedom of Information
In a report released today to coincide with the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, ARTICLE 19 shows how responses to climate change will not be effective unless there is transparency in their development and implementation, a free flow of information and respect for freedom of expression. ...
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European Court of Human Rights: ARTICLE 19 Calls for High-Level Protection of Journalists
ARTICLE 19 has submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of a Dutch magazine that was forced to disclose unpublished photographs to prosecutors or face being shut down. The brief calls on the Court to affirm high levels of protections of journalists....
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Council of Europe: ARTICLE 19 Testifies on Gaps in the Protection of Journalists’ Sources
As the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe examines the protection of journalists’ sources in Europe, ARTICLE 19 calls attention to recent cases of journalists being arrested, press officials searched and equipment seized in order to identify sources. ARTICLE 19 recommends that Member States take specific steps to improve the legal protection of journalists’ sources....
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