Venezuela: Government must put an end to the repression of protesters and guarantee free flow of information
ARTICLE 19 urges the Venezuelan government to put an end to the repression of protests by the security forces, including the Bolivarian National Guard, the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, and state-supported armed groups. Such repression has occurred in a number of cities across the country, including Caracas, San Cristóbal, Valencia and Maracay, and has resulted in at least 5 people dead, more than 200 injured and at least 290 arrests.
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STATEMENT
Ukraine: International partnership mission condemns violence
In the context of wider unrest in Ukraine, including the death of protesters, an international media freedom mission visited Ukraine focusing on media freedom issues and released a statement condemning violence against journalists.
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Ukraine: UN special procedures urge restraint: ARTICLE 19 welcomes the joint statement published by all the United Nations special procedures together.
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PRESS RELEASE
UK: Miranda ruling fails to protect public interest journalism
ARTICLE 19, English PEN and Media Defence League Initiative respond to the UK High Court ruling that David Miranda's detention at Heathrow airport was lawful under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
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Viet Nam: Campaigners condemn decision upholding Le Quoc Quan sentence
A coalition of 14 human rights groups strongly condemns this week’s decision by an appeal court upholding a 30-month prison sentence for Vietnamese human rights lawyer and blogger Le Quoc Quan. Mr. Quan has been detained since December 2012.
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Lithuania: Draft Defamation Law
In February 2014, ARTICLE 19 analysed the Draft Defamation Law of Lithuania, proposed by an MP, Loreta Graužinienė. The Draft Law envisages amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offences relating to defamation, insult, and contempt of court
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Morocco: Human rights organisations call for charges against journalist Ali Anouzla to be dropped
Freedom of expression and human rights organisations call on the Moroccan authorities for all criminal charges facing Moroccan journalist and editor Ali Anouzla to be dropped at the Rabat court hearing scheduled on 18 February.
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UPDATE
Mexico: ARTICLE 19 steps up security following new incidents
For almost a year now, ARTICLE 19 has been experiencing a gradual decline in the security conditions surrounding its work. After receiving a death threat levelled at all the staff in April last year, we accepted the protection afforded by the Mexican State via the Federal Mechanism for the Protection of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders.
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UPDATE
Tunisia: Print media stakeholders must define a common strategy to set up press council
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the efforts made by the stakeholders of the print and electronic media sector in Tunisia to set up an independent self-regulation body and urges all journalists and press owners to define a common strategy to set up their press council.
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UPDATE
MPs from nine countries call for release of TPP draft
Politicians from nine countries around the pacific rim have signed a joint statement published today by the global NGO’s Oxfam and ARTICLE 19, the statement calls for the release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) before it is signed, to allow for scrutiny and public debate
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UK: #dontspyonus mass surveillance campaign launched
Together with a group of leading human rights and civil liberties groups, we’ve launched a campaign in the UK calling for the reform of the laws governing surveillance
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Ethiopia: Open letter from Woubshet Taye
“Discussing these types of issues is forbidden,” said the warder rudely and added, “You are only allowed to discuss family matters”.
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Javier Duarte: The face of impunity in Mexico
Gregorio Ramirez was a crime reporter for the Notisur news agency and the El Liberal del Sur newspaper in Veracruz, in eastern Mexico. He was abducted by masked gunmen from his home in Coatzacoalcos on 5 February 2014 and
found dead a week later.
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